Outlook: Sensing Material Selection Guide

Abstract

This short chapter gives general view on the selection of sensing materials acceptable for application in gas sensors. It is shown that there is no ideal sensing material. Therefore, in choosing a sensing material for a particular application, the selected material should capitalize on its advantages, while its shortcomings should minimally influence the characteristics of the final device. At that it is necessary to take into account that sensing materials for different applications require different properties, which may be important only for a specific type of sensor. Chapter includes 4 Tables and 31 references.