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MDPI, Sensors, 19(20), p. 5642, 2020

DOI: 10.3390/s20195642

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A Review of Inkjet Printed Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes Based Gas Sensors

Journal article published in 2020 by Twinkle Pandhi ORCID, Ashita Chandnani, Harish Subbaraman ORCID, David Estrada ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Graphene and carbon nanotube (CNT)-based gas/vapor sensors have gained much traction for numerous applications over the last decade due to their excellent sensing performance at ambient conditions. Inkjet printing various forms of graphene (reduced graphene oxide or modified graphene) and CNT (single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) or multiwall nanotubes (MWNTs)) nanomaterials allows fabrication onto flexible substrates which enable gas sensing applications in flexible electronics. This review focuses on their recent developments and provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in inkjet printing of graphene and CNT based sensors targeting gases, such as NO2, Cl2, CO2, NH3, and organic vapors. Moreover, this review presents the current enhancements and challenges of printing CNT and graphene-based gas/vapor sensors, the role of defects, and advanced printing techniques using these nanomaterials, while highlighting challenges in reliability and reproducibility. The future potential and outlook of this rapidly growing research are analyzed as well.