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

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Carbon-Based Nanostructures....Pages 3-31
Nanofibers....Pages 33-45
Metal Oxide-Based Nanostructures....Pages 47-71
Metal-Based Nanostructures....Pages 73-91
Semiconductor Nanostructures....Pages 93-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Photonic Crystals....Pages 111-119
Ionic Liquids in Gas Sensors....Pages 121-130
Silicate-Based Mesoporous Materials....Pages 131-146
Cavitands....Pages 147-153
Metallo-Complexes....Pages 155-164
Metal–Organic Frameworks....Pages 165-177
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Nanocomposites in Gas Sensors: Promising Approach to Gas Sensor Optimization....Pages 181-184
Polymer-Based Composites....Pages 185-195
Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites for Conductometric Gas Sensors....Pages 197-207
Composites for Optical Sensors....Pages 209-222
Nanocomposites in Electrochemical Sensors....Pages 223-235
Disadvantages of Nanocomposites for Application in Gas Sensors....Pages 237-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
The Role of Temporal and Thermal Stability in Sensing Material Selection....Pages 243-248
Factors Controlling Stability of Polymers Acceptable for Gas Sensor Application....Pages 249-263
Instability of Metal Oxide Parameters and Approaches to Their Stabilization....Pages 265-300
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Instability of 1D Nanostructures....Pages 301-309
Temporal Stability of Porous Silicon....Pages 311-319
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Bulk Doping of Metal Oxides....Pages 323-340
Bulk and Structure Modification of Polymers....Pages 341-357
Surface Functionalizing of Carbon-Based Gas-Sensing Materials....Pages 359-372
Structure and Surface Modification of Porous Silicon....Pages 373-384
Front Matter....Pages 385-385
Technological Limitations in Sensing Material Applications....Pages 387-392
Technologies Suitable for Gas Sensor Fabrication....Pages 393-433
Outlook: Sensing Material Selection Guide....Pages 435-440
Back Matter....Pages 441-454