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. 2017 May 6;9(4):45. doi: 10.1007/s40820-017-0146-4

Table 1.

A summary of various NG-based self-powered gas sensors

Type Materials Morphology Gas Concentration Sensitivity References
Piezo ZnO NW H2S 100 ppm 13.1A [59]
Piezo ZnO NS Humidity 10 ppm 2.96A [60]
Piezo ZnO + UV NW Ethanol 700 ppm 85A [103]
Piezo Cu/ZnO NW H2S 1000 ppm 1045.76B [66]
Piezo Pd/ZnO Nanoarray Ethanol 800 ppm 108B [67]
Piezo Au/ZnO NW Array Ethanol 1200 ppm 72.1A [68]
Piezo Cd/ZnO NW Humidity 70% RH 85.7A [70]
Piezo Pt/ZnO Nanoarray Ethanol 1000 ppm 37.14B [69]
Piezo SnO2/ZnO Nanoarray H2 800 ppm 471.4B [104]
Piezo ZnSnO3/ZnO NW Liquefied petroleum 8000 ppm 83.23A [105]
Piezo α-Fe2O3/ZnO NW Array Ethanol 700 ppm 706.8B [106]
Piezo NiO/ZnO NW H2S 1000 ppm 84.3B [107]
Piezo In2O3/ZnO Nanoarray H2S 700 ppm 925B [108]
Piezo CuO/ZnO Nanoarray H2S 800 ppm 629.8B [71]
Piezo CeO2/ZnO Nanoarray Humidity 95% RH 82.1A [109]
Piezo p-Si/n-ZnO NR NO2

750 ppb(amine)

750 ppb(thiol)

23.5(amine)A

12.8(thiol)A

[72]
Piezo CdS NR H2S 600 ppm 62.5A [73]
Tribo

NiO-ZnO

PDMS

NW

Film

Ethanol 0.1% 37.5A [96]
Tribo

Pd/ZnO

PDMS

NW

Film

H2 10,000 ppm 373B [97]
Tribo

PANI

PTFE

Film

Film

Ethanol 210 ppm 66.8C [98]
Tribo

PEDOT:PSS

Ag-ZnO/nylon

Film

Fiber film

C2H2 1000 ppm

70.9 (indoor)A

89 (outdoor)A

[99]
Tribo

Pd-ITO

PET

Film

film

H2 1% 75A [93]
Tribo

Pd/ZnO

PDMS

NW

Film

H2 3 vol% 1457.69B [94]
Tribo

Co3O4

Cu and PTFE

NR

Film

Ethanol 100 ppm 34D [102]

A: S % = (V a − V g)/V a × 100%; B: S % = (V a − V g)/V g × 100%; C: S % = (I a − I g)/I a × 100%; D: S = V a/V g, where V a and V g are the output voltages of the device under the same conditions in dry air and the test gas, respectively; I a and I g represent the output current in air and test gas, respectively