Chemical sensors : simulation and modeling. Volume 2, Conductometric-type sensors / edited by Ghenadii Korotcenkov.

Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 17, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- About the editor -- Contributors.

1. Numerical simulation of electrical responses to gases in advanced structures / A. Šetkus -- Introduction -- Analytic and numeric modeling -- Resistive sensors -- Concluding comments -- References.

2. Co-adsorption processes and quantum mechanical modeling of gas-sensing effects / J.-J. Velasco-Vélez -- Introduction -- Solid-gas interaction -- Co-adsorption -- Discussion -- Summary -- Nomenclature -- Dedication -- Acknowledgment -- References.

3. Nanosensors: a platform to model the sensing mechanisms in metal oxides / F. Hernandez-Ramirez, J.D. Prades, A. Cirera -- Introduction -- Toward a better description of gas-sensing mechanisms in metal oxides: oxygen diffusion in tin dioxide nanowires -- Toward a systematic understanding of photo-activated gas sensors -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.

4. Surface state models for conductance response of metal oxide gas sensors during thermal transients / A. Fort [and others] -- Introduction -- Surface-state-based models of resistive chemical sensors -- Building a chemical-physical sensor model: from the chemistry to the resistance variations -- Surface state-based models for chemical resistive sensors: different assumptions and points of view -- Developing a treatable gray model from the physical-chemical model -- Conclusions -- Nomenclature -- References.

5. Conductance transient analyses of metal oxide gas sensors on the example of spinel ferrite gas sensors / K. Mukherjee, S.B. Majumder -- Introduction -- Salient features of gas-solid interaction during gas sensing -- Experimental -- Modeling the conductance transients during response and recovery -- Characteristic features observed in resistance transients -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix -- Nomenclature -- Acknowledgment -- References.

6. Model of thermal transient response of semiconductor gas sensors / Akira Fujimoto -- Introduction -- Improvement in selectivity of the semiconductor gas sensor using transient response -- Model of thermal transient response of semiconductor gas sensors -- Modeling of gas sensor processes -- Calculation methods -- Calculated transient responses of gas sensors -- Application of the model of transient response -- Conclusions -- References.

7. Experimental investigation and modeling of gas-sensing effect in mixed metal oxide nanocomposites / L.I. Trakhtenberg [and others] -- Introduction -- Types of mixed metal oxides -- Synthesis of metal oxide nanocomposites -- Charge transfer processes and conductivity -- Conductivity mechanism -- Sensor properties -- Mechanism of sensor effect -- Modeling of the sensory effect for reduced gases -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References.

8. The influence of water vapor on the gas-sensing phenomenon of tin dioxide-based gas sensors / R.G. Pavelko -- Introduction -- Direct water effects on tin dioxide-based gas sensors -- Indirect water effects on tin dioxide-based gas sensors -- Phenomenological model -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.

9. Computational design of chemical nanosensors: transition metal-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes / Duncan J. Mowbray [and others] -- Introduction -- TM-doped SWNTs as nanosensors -- Density functional theory -- Kinetic modeling -- Nonequilibrium Green's function methodology -- Sensing property -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.

10. AL-doped graphene for ultrasensitive gas detection / Z.M. Ao, Q. Jiang, S. Li -- Emerging graphene-based gas sensors -- Aluminum-doped graphene for CO detection -- Aluminum-doped graphene for formaldehyde detection -- Aluminum-doped graphene for detection of HF molecules -- Conclusion and future challenges -- Acknowledgments -- References.

11. Physics-based modeling of SnO2 gas sensors with field-effect transistor structure / P. Andrei [and others] -- Introduction -- Physics-based modeling of the nanobelts -- Model calibration -- Analytical model for nanobelt sensors -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Fabrication and experimental data -- References.

12. Modeling and simulation of nanowire-based field-effect biosensors / S. Baumgartner, M. Vasicek, C. Heitzinger -- Introduction -- Homogenization -- The biofunctionalized boundary layer -- The current through the nanowire transducer -- Summary -- Acknowledgment -- References.

Index.

This series, Chemical Sensors: Simulation and Modeling, is the perfect complement to Momentum Press's six-volume reference series, Chemical Sensors: Fundamentals of Sensing Materials and Chemical Sensors: Comprehensive Sensor Technologies, which present detailed information about materials, technologies, fabrication, and applications of various devices for chemical sensing. Chemical sensors are integral to the automation of myriad industrial processes and everyday monitoring of such activities as public safety, engine performance, medical therapeutics, and many more.

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