Realization of Au-decorated WS2 nanosheets as low power-consumption and selective gas sensors

Abstract We introduced a selective and self-heated CO gas sensor based on Au-decorated WS2 nanosheets. Au nanoparticles (NPs) were decorated on WS2 NSs using UV irradiation technique at different irradiation times (1, 15 and 30 s). SiO2 grown on Si was used as substrates and the gas sensors with top electrode configuration were fabricated. Gas sensors were able to work under self-heating mode with an applied voltage of 2 V for selective CO sensing. The results of CO gas sensing demonstrated the promising effects of Au for the enhanced response and selectivity towards CO gas. Also, the low-voltage operation at room temperature resulted in low-power consumption. This study demonstrates realization of selective CO gas sensor using a facile approach along with low power consumption.