Recent advances in MoS2-based nanomaterial sensors for room-temperature gas detection: a review

Abstract

The two-dimensional (2D) material, MoS₂, has attracted great attention in the development of room-temperature gas sensors in recent years due to its large specific surface area, ultra-high carrier mobility, strong surface activity, and high adsorption coefficient. However, pristine MoS₂ gas sensors still exhibit some drawbacks such as low sensing response, sluggish recovery process, and incomplete recovery, which are unfavorable for the application of gas sensors. Therefore, significant efforts have been devoted to the design of specific MoS₂-based gas sensors with enhanced sensing properties. In this review, we aim to discuss the recent advances in MoS₂-based nanomaterial sensors for room-temperature gas detection. Firstly, some strategies to improve the gas sensing performance of MoS₂-based gas sensors are introduced, including designing morphologies, creating sulfur vacancies, decorating noble metals, doping elements, introducing light, and constructing composites. Secondly, the types of gases that can be detected by MoS₂-based gas sensors are proposed and summarized, and their sensing mechanisms are also analyzed. Finally, an outlook is presented and the future research directions and challenges are discussed.