Complex and Composite Metal Oxides for Gas, VOC, and Humidity Sensors, Volume 1
Fundamentals and Approaches
- 1st Edition - October 16, 2023
- Editors: Bal Chandra Yadav, Pragati Kumar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 3 8 5 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 8 3 6 - 3
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Request a sales quoteComplex and Composite Metal Oxides for Gas, VOC, and Humidity Sensors, Volume 1: Fundamentals and Approaches provides an overview of the advanced nanocomposite metal oxide materials and their uses as gas, VOCs and humidity sensors, which are widely applicable for environmental monitoring in various industries. The first of the two volumes, Fundamentals and Approaches introduces the ground rules essential for the development of smart gas, VOC, and humidity sensors. This volume familiarizes researchers with the different sensors (resistive, electrolyte, optical, etc.) fabricated using metal oxide hybrids and nanocomposites that employ various properties such as electrical, QCM and SAW, SPR, luminescence, and fiber optics. It is a key resource for materials scientists and engineers in academia and R&D as well as environmental scientists.
- Introduces the fundamentals of electrical and optical gas and humidity sensors
- Reviews metal oxide hybrid materials for gas and humidity sensor applications, including metal oxide/polymer and metal oxide/carbon composite materials
- Discusses complex metal oxide compounds and composite materials for use in gas, VOC, and humidity sensors
Materials Scientists and Engineers in academia and R&D; Environmental Scientists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Series editor biography
- Preface
- Preface to the series
- Part 1: Metal oxide-based gas and humidity sensors: Fundamentals
- Chapter 1: Applications of gas and VOC sensors for industry and environmental monitoring: Current trends and future implications
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Types of sensors
- 1.3: Biosensors
- 1.4: Working of gas sensors and their applications
- 1.5: Role of gas sensors in environmental and human health
- 1.6: Current trends
- 1.7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2: Fundamentals of electrical gas sensors
- Abstract
- 2.1: Introduction
- 2.2: Types of the electrical gas sensor
- 2.3: Theory and working principles of different types of electrical gas sensor
- 2.4: Choice of materials for different types of sensor
- 2.5: Performance parameters of the electrical gas sensors
- 2.6: Advantages of the electrical gas sensors over other sensors
- 2.7: Electrical gas sensors for environmental monitoring
- 2.8: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3: Principles and methods of optical and fiber optic gas sensing
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: Theory
- 3.3: Performance evaluation parameters
- 3.4: Simulations
- 3.5: Advantages
- 3.6: Methods of gas sensing
- 3.7: Summary
- References
- Chapter 4: Why do we need humidity sensors?
- Abstract
- Graphical abstract
- 4.1: What is humidity?
- 4.2: Measurement of humidity
- 4.3: Parameters for humidity sensor technology
- 4.4: Applications of humidity sensors
- 4.5: Conclusions and future perspectives
- References
- Part 2: Metal oxide-based hybrids and their gas sensing characteristics
- Chapter 5: Metal oxide-polymer composites for gas-sensing applications
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Characteristics of polymers
- 5.3: Methods to synthesize polymers and their composites
- 5.4: Pristine polymers as gas sensors
- 5.5: Metal oxide-polymer composite as gas sensors
- 5.6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6: Composites for gas sensors based on metal oxide and noble metals
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Metal-metal oxide composites (doping, loading, and heterojunctions)
- 6.3: Metal oxide-metal oxide composites (mixed oxides, binary, ternary)
- 6.4: Mechanism of gas sensing
- 6.5: Summary and future challenges
- References
- Chapter 7: Metal oxide gas sensors based on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Types of metal oxide structures for gas sensors
- 7.3: Sensing mechanisms for metal oxide gas sensors
- 7.4: Improvements in sensitivity for metal oxide sensors
- 7.5: Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs): Their significance and scope in gas-sensing applications
- 7.6: Sensors based on MOFs
- 7.7: MOF-based gas sensors for gas-sensing applications
- 7.8: Conclusions
- References
- Part 3: Other type of gas and VOC sensors based on metal oxide nanocomposites and hybrids
- Chapter 8: Complex metal oxide compounds and composites designed for high-temperature solid electrolyte-based oxygen, hydrogen gas sensors
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: Synthesis methods and background of ZnO, GO, and ZnO@rGO-based nanocomposites
- 8.3: Solid-state gas sensors
- 8.4: High-temperature solid electrolyte
- 8.5: Summary and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 9: QCM and SAW gas and VOC sensors based on metal oxide composites (principles, fabrication, sensing materials, and performances)
- Abstract
- 9.1: Gas sensors
- 9.2: Sensor fabrication and sensing materials
- 9.3: Sensor applications
- 9.4: Conclusions
- References
- Part 4: Metal oxide-based nanocomposites for optical sensing of gas and VOCs
- Chapter 10: Metal oxide nanocomposites for surface plasmon resonance based gas sensing
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: Plasmonic gas sensing
- 10.3: Nanocomposite film fabrication methods
- 10.4: NCTF-based gas sensors
- 10.5: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11: Functionalized metal oxide nanocomposites for fiber optic gas and vapor sensors
- Abstract
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.2: Optical fibers
- 11.3: Materials for fiber optic sensors
- 11.4: Conclusions and future perspectives
- Conflict of interest
- References
- Chapter 12: Metal oxide nanocomposites for gas and VOC sensors based on other optical methods
- Abstract
- 12.1: Introduction
- 12.2: Peculiarity of metal oxide nanocomposites for optical gas sensors
- 12.3: Metal oxide nanocomposites for optical gas sensors based on cataluminescence
- 12.4: Fluorescence-based gas sensors with metal oxide nanocomposites
- 12.5: Metal oxide nanocomposites for luminescence-based optical gas sensors
- 12.6: Conclusions
- References
- Part 5: Humidity sensors based on metal oxide nanocomposites
- Chapter 13: Metal oxide-based nanocomposites designed for humidity sensor applications
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Various methods of metal oxide nanocomposite synthesis
- 13.3: Different types of humidity sensors
- 13.4: Metal oxide-based humidity sensor
- 13.5: Application of humidity sensors
- 13.6: Conclusions and future scope
- References
- Chapter 14: Humidity sensors based on solid-state metal-oxide hybrids
- Abstract
- 14.1: Introduction
- 14.2: Humidity
- 14.3: Sensing mechanism
- 14.4: Solid metal-oxide hybrids
- 14.5: Conclusion and outlook
- Conflict of interest
- References
- Chapter 15: Polymer/metal oxide composites and their humidity sensing characteristics
- Abstract
- Graphical abstract
- 15.1: Introduction
- 15.2: Synthesis of nanometallopolymers
- 15.3: Fabrication of metallopolymers
- 15.4: Resistive, capacitance, and gravimetric sensors
- 15.5: Sensing mechanism of electrical humidity sensors
- 15.6: Figure of merit (FOM)
- 15.7: RhAAm/SnO2, Cu0.8Zn0.2Sb2-polyacrylamide nanocomposite, etc.
- 15.8: Metallopolymers as humidity sensors
- 15.9: Conclusion and further perspectives
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 456
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 16, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323953856
- eBook ISBN: 9780323958363
BY
Bal Chandra Yadav
Dr. Bal Chandra Yadav works as Professor and Head in the Department of Physics, School of Physical and Decision Sciences at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University based in Lucknow, India. He has more than 24 years of teaching and research experience. His areas of research includes the development of innovative nanomaterials for energy and sensing applications.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Physical and Decision Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University) Lucknow, U.P., IndiaPK
Pragati Kumar
Dr. Pragati Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nanosciences and Materials at Central University of Jammu, India. He has more than 7 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Kumar’s research interests include semiconductor and metal nanocrystals, thin films and composites for optoelectronic and sensing applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Nano-Materials and Device Lab, Department of Nanoscience and Materials, Central University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.Read Complex and Composite Metal Oxides for Gas, VOC, and Humidity Sensors, Volume 1 on ScienceDirect