The Recent Development in Chemoresistive-Based Heterostructure Gas Sensor Technology, Their Future Opportunities and Challenges: A Review
Mir Waqas Alam,
Pheiroijam Pooja,
Muhammad Aamir,
Basma Souayeh,
Shehla Mushtaq,
Muhammad Shuaib Khan,
Muhammad Nasir Amin,
Kaffayatullah Khan,
Shanavas Shajahan
Affiliations
Mir Waqas Alam
Department of Physics, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Pheiroijam Pooja
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Nagaland, Chumukedima, Dimapur 797103, India
Muhammad Aamir
Department of Basic Science, Preparatory Year Deanship, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Basma Souayeh
Department of Physics, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Shehla Mushtaq
School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Muhammad Shuaib Khan
International Research Center for Renewable Energy (IRCRE), State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering (MPFE), Xi’an Jiaotong University, 28 West Xianning Road, Xi’an 710049, China
Muhammad Nasir Amin
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Kaffayatullah Khan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Shanavas Shajahan
Department of Chemistry, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates
Atmospheric pollution has become a critical problem for modern society; therefore, the research in this area continually aims to develop a high-performance gas sensor for health care and environmental safety. Researchers have made a significant contribution in this field by developing highly sensitive sensor-based novel selective materials. The aim of this article is to review recent developments and progress in the selective and sensitive detection of environmentally toxic gases. Different classifications of gas sensor devices are discussed based on their structure, the materials used, and their properties. The mechanisms of the sensing devices, identified by measuring the change in physical property using adsorption/desorption processes as well as chemical reactions on the gas-sensitive material surface, are also discussed. Additionally, the article presents a comprehensive review of the different morphologies and dimensions of mixed heterostructure, multilayered heterostructure, composite, core-shell, hollow heterostructure, and decorated heterostructure, which tune the gas-sensing properties towards hazardous gases. The article investigates in detail the growth and interface properties, concentrating on the material configurations that could be employed to prepare nanomaterials for commercial gas-sensing devices.
