Resurgence of Electron Quantum Tunneling Sensors

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

 For me, the content of this paper is very informative and interesting to read.

The paper is written in a very high grade of detail and especially the background (related scientific work) of this work is well researched and presented.

From a methodical point of view, the authors developed the scientific conte

The introduction provides sufficient background information for readers in the immediate field to understand the problem. The text is well arranged and the proposed experiment is quite novel. The all figures are clear enough to summarize the results for presentation to the readers and are well referred to in the text.

In my opinion, I accept the publication of the article.

Author Response

We thank the reviewer for the kind and encouraging comments. 

Reviewer 2 Report

See the attached report.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

The authors are extremely thankful to the reviewer for taking the time and helping us improve the quality of the manuscript. 

However, the authors are a bit confused with regards to the reviewer's comments. 

They are essentially regarding stochastic resonance (SR), where SR is a phenomenon used for boosting sub-threshold signals with white noise to lower the limit of detection for sensors. 

While we do realize the importance of SR in the field of sensors in general, we are a bit confused as to where this fits in with regards to Electron Quantum Tunneling gas sensors. 

The manuscript essentially describes the working principle of Tunneling gas sensors and what their potential applications and roadblocks might be in the near future. 

We would be highly grateful if the reviewer could explain in some details as to where SR fits in our manuscript and what exactly should we include in the revised manuscript. 

We apologize for any inconvenience but any help on this would be highly appreciated.