Advanced Materials for Gas Sensors

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays, for various types of advanced materials, the physico–chemcal properties are not solely determined by their crystalline structure, but also by their size and shape.

It has been demonstrated that metal oxide-based nanomaterials exhibit new phenomena because of their comparative distances between the size and fundamental interaction path. In this respect, the associated gas sensing properties are significantly affected. Although there is a pool of publications related to the gas sensing applications of new advanced materials, a fundamental understanding of the way in which the morphology changes are mirrored in the sensing performances (sensitivity, selectivity, response/recovery transients, and stability) are still limited now.

Seen in perspective, a step forward highlighting the functionality features can be done by involving adapted investigation techniques in such a way as to provide realistic outcomes. Thus, the “trial-and-error-approach” can be left apart.

Accordingly, you are invited to submit contributions that are related to the following topics:

• different tuning procedures of the gas sensing performance with advanced materials;
• gaining insights into the way in which structural and morphological aspects of different materials have influence over their sensing behavior;
• tailoring preparation strategies towards overcoming gas sensing drawbacks, such as a low selectivity and relative humidity influence;
• newly merged materials and their associated sensing features.

Manuscripts from industry are also well welcomed.

Dr. Cristian E. Simion
Guest Editor

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