Overview

Solid State Gas Sensing offers insight into the principles, applications, and new trends in gas sensor technology. Developments in this field are rapidly advancing due to the recent and continuing impact of nanotechnology, and this book addresses the demand for small, reliable, inexpensive and portable systems for monitoring environmental concerns, indoor air quality, food quality, and many other specific applications. Working principles, including electrical, permittivity, field effect, electrochemical, optical, thermometric and mass (both quartz and cantilever types), are discussed, making the book valuable and accessible to a variety of researchers and engineers in the field of material science.

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Author:   Elisabetta Comini ,  Guido Faglia ,  Giorgio Sberveglieri
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2009 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9780387096643

ISBN 10:   0387096647
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   09 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Micro-Fabrication of Gas Sensors.- Electrical-Based Gas Sensing.- Capacitive-Type Relative Humidity Sensor with Hydrophobic Polymer Films.- FET Gas-Sensing Mechanism, Experimental and Theoretical Studies.- Solid-State Electrochemical Gas Sensing.- Optical Gas Sensing.- Thermometric Gas Sensing.- Acoustic Wave Gas and Vapor Sensors.- Cantilever-Based Gas Sensing.

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From the reviews: This book offers insight into the principles, applications and new trends in gas sensor technology. Developments in this area are rapidly advancing, so the timing of this book's publication is perfect. It covers sensors based on many different approaches, making it useful to a wide variety of people. (Hsuing Hsu, Optics & Photonics News, February, 2010)

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