“…For p-type material, the reducing gases extract holes from the oxide material, and hence the conductance is reduced [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. Typically, various materials have been reported for use in semiconductor gas sensors, such as SnO 2 (n-type) [9], TiO 2 (n-type) [10], ZnO (n-type) [11], In 2 O 3 (n-type) [12], WO 3 (n-type) [13][14][15], α-Fe 2 O 3 (n-type) [16], α-Fe 2 O 3 (n-type) [17], carbon nanotube (p-type) [18,19], Co 3 O 4 (p-type) [20], V 2 O 5 (p-type) [21], CuO (p-type) [22], and etc. Among them, α-Fe 2 O 3 has very large potential for practical use in gas sensors due to its high sensitivity, high stability and sensitivity to various gases, especially toxic gases [23,24,70].…”