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Selectivity Improvement of Semiconductor Gas Sensors by Filters

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The use of filters to block interfering gases from reaching the surface of the sensing element is an effective manner to improve selectivity of gas sensors. Different types of filters are discussed. As examples, applications of active and passive filtering membranes are considered.

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  1. Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    Andrey Ryzhikov & Alexandre Gaskov

  2. Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, MINATEC, 3, parvis Louis Neel, BP 257, 38016, Grenoble, France

    Andrey Ryzhikov & Michel Labeau

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Ryzhikov, A., Labeau, M., Gaskov, A. (2009). Selectivity Improvement of Semiconductor Gas Sensors by Filters. In: Baraton, MI. (eds) Sensors for Environment, Health and Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9009-7_9

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