Table 1 Comparison of sensing performances of our NO2 sensor with other published gas sensors based on micro-nano structured graphene-based materials.

From: Improved NO2 Gas Sensing Properties of Graphene Oxide Reduced by Two-beam-laser Interference

properties of sensing material

Preparation method

Tested gas (ppm)

Gas response

Operating temperature(°C)

Response time(τr/s)

Recovery time (τd/s)

Year of publication

Ref.

Aerographite

Chemical vapour deposition

CO2 (500)

NH3 (100)

H2 (10000)

3.83%

1.21%

31.84%

(ΔR/R0)

RT

RT

RT

3.98

8.7

0.25

6.92

11.58

0.35

2016

26

3D graphene foam network

Chemical vapour deposition

NH3 (1000)

30%

(ΔR/R0)

RT

~500

~800

2011

21

3D graphene/SnO2

Freeze drying

NO2 (50)

6%

(ΔR/R0)

RT

190

224

2014

24

3D SnO2/RGO

Freeze drying

NO2 (100)

1.079

(Ra/Rg)

55

>310a

373

2015

25

Graphene nanomesh

Nanosphere lithography

NO2 (10)

11%a

(ΔR/R0)

RT

>300a

>300a

2012

22

RGO nanofibers

Electrostatic self-assembly

NO2 (4.5)

20%

(ΔR/R0)

RT

>300a

>300a

2014

23

Porous Graphene Oxide Network

Steam Etched

NO2 (250)

8%

(ΔR/R0)

RT

~200a

~400a

2011

20

This work

Two-beam-laser Interference

NO2 (4)

NO2 (20)

1.2

1.27

(Ra/Rg)

RT

<10

10

<10

7

  
  1. aEstimated from graphical plot.