Advancements in monolayer TMD-based gas sensors: Synthesis, mechanisms, electronic structure engineering, and flexible wearable sensors for real-world applications and future prospects

Sujit Anil Kadam

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 517, 164223
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Influence of sonication-dilution sequence on ZnO nanorod growth from aqueous precursors

Anna Drabczyk, Wojciech Bulowski, Grzegorz Putynkowski, Jakub Cyganek, Patryk Kasza, Katarzyna Bucka and Robert P. Socha

Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 2026, 219, 110653
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Surface plasmon resonance spectrometer in the double prism configuration: Fast characterization of the thickness and dielectric constant dispersion of thin films

Debora Cristina da Silva Rodrigues, Gabriel Ferrari de Oliveira, André Luís dos Santos Romero, Nirton Cristi Silva Vieira and Marcelo Gonçalves Vivas

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2025, 381, 116067
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Structural factors influencing photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical performance of low-dimensional ZnO nanostructures

Hassan Ali, Ali Can Guler, Milan Masar, Jan Antos, Barbora Hanulikova, Pavel Urbanek, Muhammad Yasir, Tomas Sopik, Michal Machovsky and Ivo Kuritka

Catalysis Today, 2025, 445, 115088
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Dysprosium-doped Mn-Zn ferrite nanograins: A promising material for ultra-sensitive HCl gas detection at room temperature

Sushilkumar S. Bandgar, Gajanan M. Hingangavkar, Yogesh M. Jadhav, Ekanath K. Kore, Manickam Selvaraj, Arun Karnwal, Shailesh G. Pawar, Ramesh N. Mulik and Vikas B. Patil

Journal of Rare Earths, 2025
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Semiconductor Gas-Sensing Materials for Dissolved Gas Analysis in Transformer Oil: Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives in Material Design and Optimization

Qirui Wu, Peng Fan, Geming Wang, Chun Zhao, Houming Shen, Chendong Shao, Sheikh Tamjidur Rahman and Weixin Zhang

ACS Materials Lett., 2026, 8, 371
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A flexible piezoresistive pressure sensor with high sensitivity and wide sensing range based on TPU/PCL/MXene@PEDOT:PSS nanofibers

Chuang Wu, Manlin Jiang, Jiacheng Wu and Jiuxin Zhang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026, 1059, 187159
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Enhancing the room temperature ethanol gas sensing properties of MoS2 nanospheres by compositing with WO3 nanorods

Vishakha Zimba, Meghana N. and Jhasaketan Nayak

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2026, 400, 117520
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Engineering of CuO/SnO2 heterostructures to improve noxious NO2 gas sensing

Sachin M. Ingole, Avinash C. Molane, Yogesh M. Jadhav, Urvi J. Patel, Snehal L. Patil, Manickam Selvaraj, Mohammed A. Assiri and Vikas B. Patil

Ceramics International, 2025, 51, 49196
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Tuning the optical depolarization and absorption in freestanding ZnO nanorod/nanotube arrays decorated with SnS nanoparticles through control of the synthesis parameters

Juan P. Martínez, Consuelo Yañez, Humberto Gómez, Elena Navarrete-Astorga, Carlos J. Pereyra, Paulo Valente, Patricio Valdivia, Enrique A. Dalchiele and Ricardo E. Marotti

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1013, 178339
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Recent modification, mechanisms, and performance of zinc oxide-based photocatalysts for sustainable dye degradation

Nicole Yan Yu Lim, Sin Ling Chiam, C.P. Leo and Chun Kiat Chang

Hybrid Advances, 2024, 7, 100318
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Electrospun Pd-Loaded ZnTiO3/ZnO Nanotubes with Engineered Heterostructures for ppb-Level Hydrogen Sensing

Ze Qiu, Zichen Huang, Siguang Li, Tianyang Mo, Hongbo Wang, Bingjun Yu, Linmao Qian and Zhi-Jun Zhao

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 70771
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Enhanced sensing response of the three dimensional MoS2 microstructure for NO2 gas detection at room temperature

Hongdao Cheng, Sihuan Huang, Zengshan Xing, Lu Yang, Jianhui Yu and Yongchun Zhong

Front. Phys., 2024, 12
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Novel zinc oxide sensor with oxygen vacancies (VO) and interstitial zinc (VZni) self-compensating effect for high aniline response

Ming-Chao Zhu, Guo-Li Chen, Kun Song and Jian-Jiao Xin

Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2025, 314, 118065
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Pd functionalized MoS2 hierarchical spherical for detection of NO2: A combined experimental and theoretical study

Saisai Zhang, Yi Zheng, Bo Zhang, Bowen Zhang, Na Luo and Yan Wang

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026, 187816
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A novel graphene oxide-zinc oxide modified activated carbon cloth electrode for enhanced pretreated produced water desalination via capacitive deionization

Said Al-Saidi, Htet Htet Kyaw, Myo Tay Zar Myint, Rashid Al-Hajri and Mohammed Al-Abri

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 527, 171677
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Nanoimprinted ZnO Nanograss Grating Structures on Polyethylene Terephthalate Flexible Substrates for Enhanced Broadband Photosensing and Intelligent Light Source Recognition

Jyun-Jie Chen, Yi-Sheng Chen, Ming-Xiang Xue, Chia-Chi Chang, Jeih-Weih Hung, Ming-Hsien Li, Ming-Yu Kuo, Chun-Hung Lin, Yung-Hui Li, Hsiang Chen and Jung Han

IEEE Sensors J., 2025, 25, 39673
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1D ZnO Nanostructures in Analytical Systems for Cu(II) and Fe(III) Ion Sensing

Iryna Tepliakova, Mahmoud Abid, Roman Viter, Simas Rackauskas, Mikhael Bechelany and Arunas Ramanavicius

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2026, 9, 3664
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Density functional theory study on conduction mechanisms in LaFeO3 nanofibers for resistive random access memory

Chao Song, Hanqiong Luo, Jiayue Xu, Yajiao Song and Quanli Hu

Ionics, 2026, 32, 2427
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Machine-learning-enabled discovery of gas-sensing descriptors of chemiresistive sensors: A case study of heterojunction

Qingqing Xu, Anwei Shi, Changzhou Hua and Yangong Zheng

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2025, 393, 116752
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Synergistic effects of electron scattering and space charge transfer in mesoporous In6WO12/Pr2O3 heterojunction for enhanced NO2 detection at room temperature

Fei Liu, Jiurong Liu, Jinbo Zhao, Shiqiang Li, Zhihong Lv, Lin Liu, Wenjing Du, Zhou Wang and Lili Wu

Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2026, 246, 290
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Tailoring Zn mixed WO3 nanoflowers for highly efficient NO2 gas detection

Tanaji M. Nimbalkar, Sujit A. Kadam, Yuan-Ron Ma, Manickam Selvaraj, Mohammed A. Assiri and Vikas B. Patil

Ceramics International, 2024, 50, 38514
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Dual-Function oxygen-vacancy-rich Zn0.98Co0. 02O/GGAC/γ-Al2O3/CeO2/α-MoO3 heterojunction with minimal metal leaching for PMS-Driven 17α-Ethinylestradiol degradation and CO2-to-CH4 conversion

Umar Farooq, Hadia Noor, Mohammad Ehtisham Khan, Fazlurrahman Khan, Faris Alfifi, Syed Kashif Ali, Gulam Rabbani, Wahid Ali and Abdulrahman Khamaj

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2026, 154, 835
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The catalytic effect of Pt0 species on Pt/ZnO nanorods for robust triethylamine sensing detection

Li-Juan Yue, Su-Mei Shen, Wen-Jie Zhang, Fei-Long Gong, Xuan-Yu Yang and Yong-Hui Zhang

Materials Research Bulletin, 2025, 182, 113156
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Molecular Layer Doping ZnO Films as a Novel Approach to Resistive Oxygen Sensors

Wojciech Bulowski, Robert P. Socha, Anna Drabczyk, Patryk Kasza, Piotr Panek and Marek Wojnicki

Electronics, 2025, 14, 595
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Unveiling ultra-sensitive HCl gas detection at ambient conditions with gadolinium-doped Mn-Zn ferrite nanocomposites

Sushilkumar S. Bandgar, Gajanan M. Hingangavkar, Ekanath K. Kore, Manickam Selvaraj, Naveen Kumar, Shailesh G. Pawar, Ramesh N. Mulik and Vikas B. Patil

Ceramics International, 2025, 51, 15376
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.01.374

Enhanced Multicarbon Production via Pulsed Syngas Electroreduction on Ag-Decorated ZnO Nanoparticles

Rocco Villano, Saman Mutahir, Yuval Fishler, Jeannie Z. Y. Tan, Juan José Villora-Picó, Xuyun Guo, James A. Sullivan, Haresh Manyar, Valeria Nicolosi and Leila Negahdar

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2026
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