Description
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.
Reviews
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)
Book Information
ISBN 9781441935076
Author Elisabetta Comini
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
