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Materials for Electrochemical Gas Sensors with Liquid and Polymer Electrolytes

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Liquid and polymer-based gas sensors are low temperature devices which are capable of working at room temperature. This chapter analyzes the features of these devices and discusses the materials which can be used to make them. Detailed descriptions of liquid and polymer electrolytes, as well as the materials used as electrodes in electrochemical sensors, are included. Membranes and gas diffusion electrodes and technologies of its fabrication are also discussed. The chapter includes 2 figures, 4 tables, and 42 references.

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Korotcenkov, G. (2013). Materials for Electrochemical Gas Sensors with Liquid and Polymer Electrolytes. In: Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials. Integrated Analytical Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7165-3_15

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