Advanced Functional Materials for Next-Generation Gas Sensors
A Special Issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040) belonging to the section "Materials for Chemical Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 185
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gas sensors based on functional nanomaterials represent a cutting-edge field with transformative potential across smart healthcare, environmental monitoring, industrial safety, and beyond. The convergence of novel materials—such as metal oxides, 2D structures, heterostructures, MOFs, biocompatible systems, and flexible/wearable architectures—is driving unprecedented advances in sensor sensitivity, selectivity, response speed, and adaptability to complex or extreme environments. Coupled with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), these innovations pave the way for fully integrated, intelligent sensing networks.
This Special Issue aims to compile high-quality original research and review articles that explore the latest developments in the design, fabrication, characterization, and application of advanced functional materials for gas sensing. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel sensing materials and nanocomposites;
- Theoretical and computational studies of gas–material interactions (e.g., DFT simulations);
- Innovative fabrication, manufacturing, and integration strategies;
- Mechanisms of gas-sensing and performance enhancement;
- High-performance sensing under real-world conditions (e.g., high humidity, extreme temperatures);
- Integration into flexible, wearable, or miniaturized devices;
- Applications in breath analysis, environmental surveillance, wearable diagnostics, and IoT-enabled systems.
We welcome contributions that bridge fundamental understanding with practical sensor development, showcasing how material innovation and mechanistic insight can drive the next generation of intelligent, selective, and robust gas sensors.
Dr. Changmin Shi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gas sensors
- nanoarray
- heterostructures
- smart detection
- flexible sensors
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