Table 2 Comparison of the acetone sensing capability of the WO3 nanoneedle film with those of previously reported WO3-based acetone gas sensors.

From: Highly responsive diabetes and asthma sensors with WO3 nanoneedle films for the detection of biogases with low concentrations

WO3 structure

Acetone conc. ppmv

Response Ra/Rg

Sensor temp. °C

(response-1)/acetone conc.

Ref.

WO3 nanoneedle-assembled film

0.025

1.049

300

1.96

This study

0.05

1.218

300

4.36

This study

0.075

1.491

300

6.55

This study

0.1

2.043

300

10.43

This study

0.125

2.392

300

11.14

This study

0.25

3.591

300

10.36

This study

0.5

5.713

300

9.43

This study

0.75

6.777

300

7.70

This study

1

7.418

300

6.42

This study

1.25

7.656

300

5.32

This study

10

19.72

300

1.87

This study

 

Limit of detection: 2.4 ppbv

WO3 particulate film

100

18.51

200

0.18

36

Sea urchins-like WO3

2

2.8

200

0.90

37

5

4.7

200

0.74

 

10

6.4

200

0.54

 

100

27.2

200

0.26

 

WO3 nanosheet

100

12

340

0.11

 

WO3-C3N4 nanosheet

100

35

340

0.34

 

5 mol% Cr2O3-doped WO3 thin film

4.19

320

 

0.32

38

15

6.13

320

0.34

 

20

8.91

320

0.40

 

3 mol% Cu-doped WO3 hollow fiber

6.43

300

 

0.27

39

Flower-like MoO3/WO3 (Mo:W = 4:1)

18.2

320

 

0.17

40

Flower-like WO3

100

10.9

320

0.10

 

Single crystalline WO3 plate

15

307

 

0.14

42

1000

105

307

0.10

 

WO3 particle

100

11

307

0.10

 

1000

27

307

0.03

 

WO3 hollow sphere

50

3.53

400

0.05

43

100

4.56

400

0.04

 

200

6.04

400

0.03

 

500

13.5

400

0.03

 

1000

16

400

0.02

 

2000

18.6

400

0.01

 

5000

23.1

400

0.00

 

WO3 nanosheet

10

2.5

340

0.15

44

20

4.5

340

0.18

 

50

7.5

340

0.13

 

100

9.5

340

0.09

 

300

13

340

0.04

 

500

14

340

0.03

 

Ag QDs sensitized WO3 nanosheet

2.5

340

 

0.15

 

20

5

340

0.20

 

50

8

340

0.14

 

100

12

340

0.11

 

300

17

340

0.05

 

500

19.5

340

0.04