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Perovskite-Based Gas Sensors

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The optical, physical, biological, electrical, and optoelectronic features of perovskites make them fascinating materials. They are a viable contender for a variety of applications because of their unusual sensitivity, selectivity, and long-term stability. The various structures and their properties are explained in this chapter. It also explains the various sensing mechanism that are responsible for the adsorption of various kinds of gas molecules. The significant potential for sensor applications is suggested by their outstanding hydration–dehydration, electronic transition, adsorption–desorption, phase transition, and ion intercalation–declaration. In both solid and solution phases, several perovskite nanomaterial-based devices have been proven to offer exceptional sensing capabilities to diverse chemical and biological species. This chapter discusses the structure of perovskite, its synthesis, and the manufacture of useful sensors, as well as their applications in temperature, humidity, and gas sensing. Finally, using real-time demonstration, we outline the viewpoints and propose realistic directions for the future development of innovative perovskite nanostructure-based sensors.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 653, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Rahul Johari & Okai Victor

  2. Department of Physics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 401, Taiwan

    Utkarsh Kumar

  3. Department of Physics, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110019, India

    Rakesh K. Sonker, Pawan Kumar &  Siddhartha

  4. GD Goenka University, Gurugram, Haryana, 122001, India

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  6. Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 653, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    Devesh Garg

  7. Centre of Excellence on Solar Cells and Renewable Energy, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, India

    Rahul Johari & Pramod K. Singh

  8. Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Rahul Johari & Zishan H. Khan

  9. Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Language University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226013, India

    Kaushlendra Agrahari

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Johari, R. et al. (2022). Perovskite-Based Gas Sensors. In: Sonker, R.K., Singh, K., Sonkawade, R. (eds) Smart Nanostructure Materials and Sensor Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2685-3_12

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