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Chemical gas sensors have attracted much attention with the purposes of environmental hazardous gas detection and health monitoring via exhaled breath analysis. In particular, semiconducting metal oxide (SMO)‐based chemiresistors have been considered as one of the most attractive sensing platforms owing to its simple operation, low cost, ease of miniaturization and integration to mobile devices. However, SMO‐based sensors suffer from sluggish gas reactions and poor responses. To enhance their sensing characteristics, one‐dimensional (1D) nanostructures with large surface area and high porosity are desired, since sensing reactions with analytes mainly occur at the surface of the sensing layers. In addition, uniform catalyst functionalization on SMO supports is beneficial in terms of gas response, reaction speed, and selectivity. In this review, we comprehensively highlight recent progresses on diverse hollow 1D nanofibrous structures prepared using a well‐reputed technique of electrospinning, and their unique morphological advantages as highly sensitive chemical sensing layers. Finally, future perspectives on the synthesis and sensing characterizations of hollow nanofibrous sensing materials functionalized with robust catalysts are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chemical sensors have been essential components in recent years due to the gathering attention in environmental monitoring and healthcare. In this review, the authors comprehensively highlight recent progresses on the 1D chemiresistive-type sensors based on semiconductor metal oxides (SMOs) and optical-type sensors, which are prepared by electrospinning technique. In the part of chemiresistive-type sensors, diverse synthesis techniques for 1D SMO nanofibrous structure are presented with controlled microstructure and surface morphology. In addition, unique functionalization routes of emerging nanocatalysts encapsulated by bio-inspired templates are described for the next generation catalyst on the 1D SMO nanofibers (NFs). For the optical-type sensors, new classes of 1D NFs employing specific absorption and emission properties are introduced. In particular, diverse 1D NF-based colorimetric and fluorescence sensors as well as Raman and surface-enhanced Raman scattering sensors are covered in the view point of material preparation and optical sensing properties. Finally, the authors prospect future research directions to overcome current limitations and challenges to achieve high performance chemical sensors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]