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Handbook of gas sensor materials : properties, advantages and shortcomings for applications
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New York, NY. : Springer, 2013
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xx, 454 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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9781461473879
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The two volumes of Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials provide a detailed and comprehensive account of materials for gas sensors, including the properties and relative advantages of various materials. Since these sensors can be applied for the automation of myriad industrial processes, as well as for everyday monitoring of such activities as public safety, engine performance, medical therapeutics, and in many other situations, this handbook is of great value. Gas sensor designers will find a treasure trove of material in these two books
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The two volumes of Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials provide a detailed and comprehensive account of materials for gas sensors, including the properties and relative advantages of various materials. Since these sensors can be applied for the automation of myriad industrial processes, as well as for everyday monitoring of such activities as public safety, engine performance, medical therapeutics, and in many other situations, this handbook is of great value. Gas sensor designers will find a treasure trove of material in these two books.
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Ghenadii Korotcenkov has more than 40 years experience as a teacher and scientific researcher. He received his Ph.D. in Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Materials and Devices in 1976, and his Habilitate Degree (Dr. Sci.) in Physics and Mathematics of Semiconductors and Dielectrics in 1990. For many years, he led the scientific Gas Sensor Group and managed various national and international scientific and engineering projects carried out in the Laboratory of Micro- and Optoelectronics, Technical University of Moldova. Since 2008, Korotcenkov has been a research Professor in Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea. Korotcenkov's research results are well-known in the study of Schottky barriers, MOS structures, native oxides, and photoreceivers on the base of III-Vs compounds. His current research interests include material sciences and surface science, focused on metal oxides and solid state gas sensor design. Korotcenkov is the author or editor of sixteen books and special issues, twelve invited review papers, nineteen book chapters, and more than 190 peerreviewed articles. He is a holder of 18 patents. Recently, his articles had more than 250 cites per annum. His research activities have been honored by Award of the Supreme Council of Science and Advanced Technology of the Republic of Moldova (2004), The Prize of the Presidents of Ukrainian, Belarus and Moldovan Academies of Sciences (2003), Senior Research Excellence Award of Technical University of Moldova (2001; 2003; 2005), Fellowship from International Research Exchange Board (1998), National Youth Prize of the Republic of Moldova (1980), among others.
has more than 40 years experience as a teacher and scientific researcher. He received his Ph.D. in Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Materials and Devices in 1976, and his Habilitate Degree (Dr. Sci.) in Physics and Mathematics of Semiconductors and Dielectrics in 1990. For many years, he led the scientific GasSensor Group and managed various national and international scientific and engineering projects carried out in the Laboratory of Micro- and Optoelectronics, Technical University of Moldova. Since 2008, Korotcenkov has been a research Professor in Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea. Korotcenkov's research results are well-known in the study of Schottky barriers, MOS structures, native oxides, and photoreceivers on the base of III-Vs compounds. His current research interests include material sciences and surface science, focused on metal oxides and solid state gas sensor design. Korotcenkov is the author or editor of sixteen books and special issues, twelve invited review papers, nineteen book chapters, and more than 190 peerreviewed articles. He is a holder of 18 patents. Recently, his articles had more than 250 cites per annum. His research activities have been honored by Award of the Supreme Council of Science and Advanced Technology of the Republic of Moldova (2004), The Prize of the Presidents of Ukrainian, Belarus and Moldovan Academies of Sciences (2003), Senior Research Excellence Award of Technical University of Moldova (2001; 2003; 2005), Fellowship from International Research Exchange Board (1998), National Youth Prize of the Republic of Moldova (1980), among others.Table of Contents
| Vol. 1 Conventional ApproachesTable of contentsPreface |
| Chapter 1 Introduction |
| 1 Gas sensors and their role in industry, agriculture, medicine and environment control |
| 2 Gas sensors classification |
| 3 Requirements to gas sensors |
| 4 Comparative analysis of gas sensors |
| 5 Materials acceptable for gas sensor applicationsReferences |
| Part 1 Conventional Gas Sensing Materials |
| Chapter 2 Metal oxides |
| 1 General view |
| 2 Which metal oxides are better for solid state electrochemical gas sensors? |
| 3 Metal oxides with ionic conductivity: Solid electrolytes |
| 3.1 Criterions for metal oxides application in solid electrolyte-based gas sensors |
| 3.2 High temperature oxygen sensors |
| 3.3 Solid electrolyte-based hydrogen sensors |
| 3.4 Other gases |
| 3.5 Limitations of solid electrolytes application in gas sensors |
| 4 Semiconducting metal oxides |
| 4.1 Metal oxides for chemiresistors |
| 4.1.1 Binary metal oxides |
| 4.1.2 Complex and mixed metal oxides |
| 4.1.3 Metal oxide comparison and selection |
| 4.2 Metal oxide p-n homojunction and heterostructures |
| 4.3 High temperature oxygen sensors based on semiconducting metal oxides |
| 5 Metal oxides for room temperature gas sensors |
| 6 Other applications of metal oxides |
| 6.1 Pyroelectric-based gas sensors |
| 6.2 Thermoelectric-based sensors |
| 6.3 Chemochromic materials for hydrogen sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 3 Polymers |
| 1 General view |
| 2 Polymer-based gas sensors |
| 3 Mechanisms of conductivity change in polymer-based gas sensors |
| 4 Ion conducting polymers and their using in electrochemical sensors |
| 3 Limitations of polymer using in gas sensors |
| 4 Choosing a polymer for gas sensor applicationsReferences |
| Chapter 4 Thin metal films |
| 1 Thin metal films in gas sensors |
| 2 Disadvantages of sensors and approaches to sensor's parameters improvement References |
| Chapter 5 Semiconductors in gas sensors |
| 1 Silicon-based gas sensors |
| 2 III-V-based gas sensors |
| 3 Wide-band-gap semiconductors |
| 4 Porous semiconductors (porous silicon) |
| 5 Other semiconductor materials |
| 5.1 Thermoelectric materials |
| 5.2 II-VI semiconductor compounds |
| 5.3 Semiconductor glasses |
| 5.3.1 Chalcogenide glasses |
| 5.3.2 Other glasses |
| 5.4 TelluriumReferences |
| Chapter 6 Solid electrolytes for detecting specific gases |
| 1 General view on electrochemical gas sensors |
| 2 Ideal solid electrolytes |
| 3 H2 sensors |
| 4 CO2 sensors |
| 5 NOx sensors |
| 6 SOx sensors |
| 7 Cross sensitivity of solid electrolyte-based gas sensors and limitations |
| 8 Oxygen and other sensors based on fluoride ion conductorsReferences |
| Part 2 Auxiliary Materials |
| Chapter 7 Materials for sensor platforms and packaging |
| 1 Conventional platforms |
| 2 Micromachining hotplates |
| 3 Flexible platforms |
| 4 Cantilever-based platforms |
| 4.1 Silicon-based microcantilevers |
| 4.2 Polymer-based microcantilevers |
| 5 Paper-based gas sensors |
| 6 Material requirements for packaging of gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 8 Materials for thick film technologyReferences |
| Chapter 9 Electrodes and heaters in MOX-based gas sensors |
| 1 Materials for electrodes in conductometric gas sensors |
| 1.1 Electrode influence on gas sensor response |
| 1.2 Electrode materials preferable for gas sensor applications |
| 2 Electrodes for solid electrolyte-based gas sensors |
| 2.1 The role of electrode configuration in solid electrolyte-based gas sensors |
| 2.2 Sensing electrodes in solid electrolyte-based gas sensors |
| 3 Materials for heater fabricationReferences |
| Chapter 10 Surface modifiers for metal oxides in conductometric gas sensors |
| 1 General consideration |
| 2 Sensitization mechanisms |
| 3 Bimetallic catalysts |
| 4 Approaches to noble metal cluster formingReferences |
| Chapter 11 Catalysts used in calorimetric (combustion-type) gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 12 Filters in gas sensors |
| 1 Passive filters |
| 2 Catalytically active filters |
| 3 Sorbents for gas preconcentratorsReferences |
| Part 3 Materials for specific gas sensors |
| Chapter 13 Materials for piezoelectric-based gas sensors |
| 1 Piezoelectric materials |
| 2 SAW devices |
| 2.1 Materials for interdigital transducers |
| 3 High temperature devices |
| 4 Miniaturization of piezoelectric sensors |
| 5 Sensing layers |
| 5.1 General requirements |
| 5.2 Features of sensing materials used in acoustic wave gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 14 Materials for optical, fiber optic and integrated optical sensors |
| 1 General view on optical gas sensing |
| 2 Fibers for optical gas sensors |
| 3 Planar waveguide and integrated optical sensors |
| 4 Light sources for optical gas sensors |
| 5 Detectors for optical gas sensors |
| 6 Other elements of optical gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 15 Materials for electrochemical gas sensor with liquid and polymer electrolytes |
| 1 Membranes |
| 2 Electrolytes |
| 3 Electrodes |
| 4 Gas diffusion electrodesReferences |
| Chapter 16 Materials for capacitance-based gas sensors |
| 1 General discussions |
| 2 Polymer based capacitance gas sensors |
| 3 Other materials References |
| Chapter 17 Sensing layers in work function type gas sensors |
| 1 Work function type gas sensors |
| 2 Materials tested by KP |
| 2.1 Metallic layers |
| 2.2 Inorganic layers |
| 2.3 Organic layers References |
| Chapter 18 Humidity-Sensitive Materials |
| 1 Humidity sensors |
| 2 Materials acceptable for application in humidity sensors |
| 2.1 Polymers |
| 2.2 Metal oxide ceramics |
| 2.3 Porous semiconductors (silicon and other) |
| 2.4 Other materials and approachesReferences |
| Chapter 19 Materials for field ionization gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 20 Gas sensors based on thin film transistors |
| 1 Thin film transistors |
| 2 Gas sensing characteristics of organic thin film transistors |
| 3 Metal oxide-based thin film transistors |
| 4 Other materials in thin film transistor-based gas sensorsReferencesVol |
| 2 New Trends in Materials and TechnologiesTable of contentsPreface |
| Part 1 Nanostructured Gas Sensing Materials |
| Chapter 1 Carbon-based nanostructures |
| 1 Carbon black |
| 2 Fullerenes |
| 3 Carbon nanotubes |
| 4 Graphene |
| 5 Nanodiamond particlesReferences |
| Chapter 2 Nanofibers |
| 1 Approaches to nanofibers preparing |
| 2 Nanofiber-based gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 3 Metal oxide-based nanostructures |
| 1 Metal oxide one-dimensional nanomaterials |
| 1.1 1-D structures in gas sensors |
| 1.2 The role of 1-D structures in understanding of gas sensing effect |
| 1.3 What kind of 1-D structures is better for gas sensor design? |
| 2 Mesoporous, macroporous and hierarchical metal oxide structures References |
| Chapter 4 Metal-based nanostructures |
| 1 Metal nanoparticles |
| 1.1 Properties |
| 1.2 Synthesis |
| 1.3 Gas sensor applications |
| 2 Metal nanowires References |
| Chapter 5 Semiconductor nanostructures |
| 1 Quantum dots |
| 1.1 General consideration |
| 1.2 Gas sensor applications of quantum dots |
| 2 Semiconductor nanowires |
| 2.1 Synthesis of semiconductor nanowires |
| 2.1 Gas sensing properties of Si nanowiresReferences |
| Part 2 Other trends in design of gas sensor materials |
| Chapter 6 Photonic crystals |
| 1 Photonic crystals in gas sensors |
| 2 Problems in the sensing application of PhCs |
| 2.1 Problems on the fabrication of photonic crystal |
| 2.2 Problems on the coupling losses |
| 2.3 Problems on the signal detectionReferences |
| Chapter 7 Ionic liquids in gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 8 Silicate-based mesoporous materials |
| 1 Mesoporous silicas |
| 1.1 Gas sensor applications of mesoporous silicas |
| 2 Aluminosilicates (zeolites) |
| 2.1 Zeolites-based gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 9 Cavitands |
| 1 Cavitands: Characterization |
| 2 Cavitands as a material for gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 10 Metallo-complexes |
| 1 Gas sensor applications of metallo-complexes |
| 2 Approaches to improvement of gas sensor parameters and limitationsReferences |
| Chapter 11 Metal-organic frameworks |
| 1 General consideration |
| 2 MOFs synthesis |
| 3 Gas sensor applications References |
| Part 3 Nanocomposites |
| Chapter 12 Nanocomposites in gas sensors: Promising approach to gas sensor optimizationReferences |
| Chapter 13 Polymer based nanocomposites |
| 1 Conductometric gas sensors based on polymer composites |
| 2 Problems related to application of polymer-based composites in gas sensorsReferences |
| Chapter 14 Metal oxide-based nanocomposites for conductometric gas sensors1 Metal-metal oxide composites |
| 2 Metal oxide-metal oxide compositesReferences |
| Chapter 15 Composites for optical sensors |
| 1 Dye-based composites |
| 1.1 Sol-gel composites |
| 1.2 Polymer-based composites |
| 2 Metal oxide-based nanocompositesReferences |
| Chapter 16 Nanocomposites in electrochemical sensors |
| 1 Solid electrolyte-based electrochemical sensors |
| 2 Electrochemical sensors with liquid electrolyte |
| 2.1 Polymer-modified electrodes |
| 2.2 Carbon-ceramic electrodesReferences |
| Chapter 17 Disadvantages of nanocomposites for application in gas sensorsReferences |
| Part 4 Stability of Gas Sensing Materials and Related Processes |
| Chapter 18 The role of temporal and thermal stability in sensing material selectionReferences |
| Chapter 19 Factors controlling stability of polymers acceptable for gas sensor application |
| 1 Polymer degradation |
| 1.1 Thermal degradation |
| 1.2 Oxidative degradation |
| 1.2.1 Photochemical oxidation |
| 1.2.2 Thermal oxidation |
| 1.3 Hydrolytic degradation |
| 1.4 Conducting polymers dedoping |
| 2 Approaches to polymer stabilizationReferences |
| Chapter 20 Instability of metal oxide parameters and approaches to their stabilization |
| 1 The role of structural transformation of metal oxides in instability of gas sensing characteristics |
| 2 The role of phase transformations in gas sensor instability |
| 3 Approaches to improvement of metal oxide structure stabilityReferences |
| Chapter 21 Instability of 1-D nanostructures |
| 1 Stability of metal and semiconductor 1-D nanowires and nanotubes |
| 2 Stability of carbon-based nanotubes and nanofibersReferences |
| Chapter 20 Temporal stability of porous silicon |
| 1 Porous silicon aging |
| 2 Temporal stabilization of porous silicon through oxidationReferencesPart 5: Structure and Surface Modification of Gas Sensing Materials |
| Chapter 23 Bulk doping of metal oxides |
| 1 General approach |
| 2 Bulk doping influence on response and stability of gas sensing characteristics References |
| Chapter 24 Bulk and structure modification of polymers |
| 1 Modifiers of polymer structure |
| 1.1 Solvents (porogens) |
| 1.2 Cross-linkers |
| 1.3 Initiators |
| 1.4 Plasticizers |
| 2 Approaches to functionalizing of polymer surface |
| 2.1 Polymer doping |
| 2.2 Polymer grafting |
| 2.3 The role of polymer functionalization in gas sensing effectReferences |
| Chapter 25 Surface functionalizing of carbon-based gas sensing materials |
| 1 Surface functionalizing of carbon nanotubes and other carbon-based nanomaterials |
| 2 The role of defects in graphene functionalizing References |
| Chapter 26 Structure and surface modification of porous silicon |
| 1 Structure and morphology control of porous silicon |
| 2 Surface modification of porous semiconductors to improve gas-sensing characteristicsReferences |
| Part 6 Technology and Sensing Material Selection |
| Chapter 27 Technological limitations in sensing material applicationsReferences |
| Chapter 28 Technologies suitable for gas sensor fabrication |
| 1 Ceramic technology |
| 2 Planar sensors |
| 3 Thick film technology |
| 3.1 General description |
| 3.2 Powder technology |
| 3.2.1 Sol-gel process |
| 3.2.2 Gas-phase synthesis |
| 3.3 Advantages and disadvantages of thick film technology |
| 4 Thin film technology |
| 5 Polymer technology |
| 5.1 Methods of polymer synthesis |
| 5.2 Fabrication of polymer films |
| 6.1 Specifics of film deposition on fibers |
| 6.2 Coating design and toolingReferences |
| Chapter 29 Outlooks: Sensing material selection guideReferencesAcknowledges |
