Advances in Two Dimensional Materials for Gas Sensing Applications

Dr. Ram Sevak Singh is Senior Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, OP Jindal University, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India. He received his PhD degree from the National University of Singapore and an MTech (Materials Science and Engineering) degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. His areas of interest include materials science and nanotechnology, surface science, and computational materials science. Dr. Singh has more than ten years of research experience and has worked in the fields of graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, and other two-dimensional (2D) materials using experimental approaches, as well as nanotubes using computational approaches. He has authored numerous research articles, books, and book chapters published by highly reputed international journals and publishers. A Nirmala Grace is a Professor at the Centre for Nanotechnology Research, Vellore Institute of Technology, India.  Her research interests include energy materials, electrodes for supercapacitors, engineering of inter-layer spaces in 2D materials to improve ion accessibility, tuning the structure and porosity of electrode materials, transparent photovoltaics for device and surface integration, and flexible energy devices for conversion and storage. Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener.

• 1. Introduction to 2D Materials. Historical Background, Classifications, Structures, Physicochemical Properties, and Perspectives in Gas Sensing Applications2. Synthesis Methods of 2D Materials for Gas Sensing3. Surface Chemistry, Morphology and Electronic Properties of 2D Materials4. Defect Engineering and Surface Modification of 2D Materials for Gas Sensing5. Gas Sensors Based on 2D Materials. Classifications, Sensing Mechanisms, Device Configurations and Strategies for Performance Optimization6. 2D Metal Oxides Based Materials for Gas Sensing Applications7. 2D Graphene and Its Derivatives Based Materials for Gas Sensing Applications8. 2D Graphitic Carbon Nitrides for Gas Sensing Applications9. 2D Transition Metal Chalcogenides Based Materials for Gas Sensing Applications10. Black Phosphorous Based Materials for Gas Sensing Applications11. 2D Boron Nitrides Based Materials for Gas Sensing Applications12. 2D MXenes Based Materials for Gas Sensing Applications13. 2D Metal Organic Frameworks Based Materials for Gas Sensing Applications14. 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks Based Materials for Gas Sensing Applications15. 2D Layered Double Hydroxides for Gas Sensing Applications16. 2D Beryllium Based Materials for Gas Sensing. Properties, Challenges and Future Prospects17. Conventional Thin Film Metal Oxides and 2D Materials Based Gas Sensors. A Comparative Study18. Heterostructures of 2D Materials for Gas Sensing Applications19. Comparison of Different 2D Materials Based Gas Sensors. Advantages and Limitations20. Advanced Computational Methodologies and Theoretical Aspects of 2D Materials Based Gas Sensors21. Reliability, Stability, Commercialization Aspects, Industrial Relevance, Challenges and Future Perspectives of 2D Materials in Gas Sensing Applications