“…Various semiconducting metal oxides, such as zinc oxide (ZnO), tin oxide (SnO 2 ), tungsten oxide (WO 3 ), nickel oxide (NiO), titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ), and cobalt oxide (Co 3 O 4 ), have been employed as sensitive gas-sensing materials for the detection of various hazardous gases. − The low cost, wide abundance, high sensitivity, good thermal and chemical stabilities, and nontoxicity of ZnO have made it highly attractive for gas-sensing applications. − Furthermore, as a n-type semiconductor with a wide band gap of 3.37 eV and large exciton binding energy of 60 meV, the resistance of ZnO is strongly dependent on the chemisorbed oxygen ions on its surface. − To date, various ZnO nanoarchitectures ranging from 0D (e.g., nanoparticles and nanoclusters), 1D (e.g., nanowires, nanoneedles, and nanorods), 2D (e.g., nanosheets, nanoplates, and nanoflakes), and 3D (e.g., nest-like and wool ball-like structures) nanostructures have been reported. ,− Apart from shape control, ZnO-based nanostructures with various pore sizes, such as microporous, mesoporous, and macroporous ZnO, have also been synthesized to enhance the specific surface area . Among these, hierarchical ZnO nanostructures with mesoporous features have the advantages of high surface area and large pore volume due to their low density structure, which can promote high molecular transport to enhance the gas–surface interactions. − …”