Abstract
Hierarchical and hollow oxide nanostructures are very promising gas sensor materials due to their high surface area and well-aligned nanoporous structures with a less agglomerated configurations. Various synthetic strategies to prepare such hierarchical and hollow structures for gas sensor applications are reviewed and the principle parameters and mechanisms to enhance the gas sensing characteristics are investigated. The literature data clearly show that hierarchical and hollow nanostructures increase both the gas response and response speed simultaneously and substantially. This can be explained by the rapid and effective gas diffusion toward the entire sensing surfaces via the porous structures. Finally, the impact of highly sensitive and fast responding gas sensors using hierarchical and hollow nanostructures on future research directions is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 319-336 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical |
| Volume | 140 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 Jun 18 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) National Research Laboratory (NRL) program grant funded by the Korean government (MEST) (No. R0A-2008-000-20032-0).
Keywords
- Gas response
- Gas response kinetics
- Hierarchical nanostructures
- Hollow structures
- Oxide semiconductor gas sensors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Instrumentation
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry