Solid State Gas Sensing, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009

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.

Describes the working principle and the applications related to the different type of sensors

Notes the recent impact of nanotechnology on the field

Deals with all the fundamental aspects of solid-state gas sensing as well as new, hot topics that are changing research in the field