Thin Film Gas Sensors
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2020) | Viewed by 4126
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Interests: semiconductor technology; semiconductor gas sensors; semiconductor devices; photovoltaics; semiconductor surfaces; thermal electronics
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Interests: nanomaterials and thin films; supercapacitors; solar cells; transparent semiconductors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gas sensors have extensive applications, especially for environmental monitoring, medical and healthcare applications, and so on. Thin film gas sensors can be integrated into advanced portable devices with more applications; therefore, they have attracted great interest; the development of gas sensors is advancing year on year. In the view of operation mechanisms, the types of gas sensors can be classified into semiconductors, catalytic, photoionization, etc. In the view of devices, gas sensors can be packaged into portable devices and fixed sensors. Typically, portable detectors that can be hand-held, worn on clothing, or on a belt/harness, can monitor the atmosphere around people and have a great market. To meet the various demands of gas sensors, there are still a lot of challenges and opportunities. The contribution and collaboration of researchers in different areas appear very important. This Special Issue aims at reporting original research and reviews, focusing on advanced thin film gas sensors, to provide readers with an overall picture and the most up-to-date findings in the field.
In particular, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Sensor materials
- Sensors with multiple functions
- Design, synthesis and characterization
- Thin film deposition for sensors
- Computation for sensor or sensor materials
- Sensor testing
- Sensor fabrication
Prof. János Mizsei
Prof. Hao Gong
Guest Editors
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