Temperature-Based Selective Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide and Ethanol with MoS(2)/WO(3) Composite

[Image: see text] A sensitive and temperature-based selective sensor toward hydrogen sulfide and ethanol using MoS(2)/WO(3) composite as a sensing surface was developed in this work. The MoS(2)/WO(3) nanocomposite was successfully obtained using a facile two-step method. Structural analysis revealed the successful formation of the composite. Further, the n-type semiconducting nature as revealed in the initial gas-sensing measurements was also confirmed via Mott–Schottky plots. The composite-based sensor showed preferential detection of ethanol (260 °C) and hydrogen sulfide (320 °C) by simply modulating the temperature of the sensor device. The device also displayed repeatability and long-term stability at respective operating temperatures. Improved sensitivity and selectivity are ascribed to synergistic effects arising from the formation of n–n type heterostructures. The present work indicates the potential use of composite-based heterojunctions to tune the sensing parameters and provide new possibilities to enhance the applications of MoS(2) and metal-oxide semiconductor-based composites.