Semiconductor metal oxide gas sensors: A review

• Published in: Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology Vol. 229; pp. 206 - 217
• Main Author: Dey, Ananya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Ammonia; Ammonia sensing; Defects; Detection; Dopant induced variations; Dopants; Electronic structure; Gas sensors; Heterojunctions; Metal oxides; Nanowires; Parameter sensitivity; Selectivity; Semiconductor metal oxide; Sensitivity; Sensors; Solid solutions; Stability; Types of gas sensors; Semiconductor metal oxide; Sensitivity; Stability; Ammonia sensing; Types of gas sensors; Selectivity; Dopant induced variations

•Sensitivity, Selectivity and stability of Semiconductor Metal Oxide (SMO) gas sensors are studied.•Properties and gas sensing mechanisms of SMOs are discussed in detail.•Mechanisms of dopant induced variations in SMOs to improve the gas sensing properties are reviewed. This review paper encompasses...