Korotcenkov G. Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials: Properties, Advantages and Shortcomings for Applications. Volume 2: New Trends and Technologies

Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London, 2014. XX, 454 p. 247 illus. — ISBN: 978-1-4614-7387-9, ISBN: 978-1-4614-7388-6 (eBook), DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-7388-6 — (Integrated Analytical Systems).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.Preface
Nanostructured Gas Sensing Materials
Carbon-based nanostructures
Nanofibers
Metal oxide-based nanostructures
Metal-based nanostructures
Semiconductor nanostructures
Other trends in design of gas sensor materials
Photonic crystals
Ionic liquids in gas sensors
Silicate-based mesoporous materials
Cavitands
Metallo-complexes
Metal-organic frameworks
Nanocomposites
Nanocomposites in gas sensors: Promising approach to gas sensor optimization
Polymer based nanocomposites
Metal oxide-based nanocomposites for conductometric gas sensors
Composites for optical sensors
Nanocomposites in electrochemical sensors
Disadvantages of nanocomposites for application in gas sensors
Stability of Gas Sensing Materials and Related Processes
The role of temporal and thermal stability in sensing material selection
Factors controlling stability of polymers acceptable for gas sensor application
Instability of metal oxide parameters and approaches to their stabilization
Instability of 1-D nanostructures
Temporal stability of porous silicon
Structure and Surface Modification of Gas Sensing Materials
Bulk doping of metal oxides
Bulk and structure modification of polymers
Surface functionalizing of carbon-based gas sensing materials
Structure and surface modification of porous silicon
Technology and Sensing Material Selection
Technological limitations in sensing material applications
Technologies suitable for gas sensor fabrication
Outlooks: Sensing material selection guide
Acknowledges