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The study examined sensing behavior of multicompositional gas sensing materials prepared through combinatorial deposition of SnO2, ZnO, and WO3 sols. Selective detection of C2H5OH and CH3COCH3 in the presence of CO, C3H8, H2 and NO2 was accomplished by combinatorial manipulation of the gas sensor composition. A further tuning of the gas-sensing materials and gas-sensing temperature allowed discrimination between C2H5OH and CH3COCH3, which is a challenging issue due to their similar chemical nature. The discrimination of similar gases and selective gas detection are discussed with respect to the gas sensing mechanism. Combinatorial approach is very convenient and useful for determining an optimal composition for selective-gas detection.
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This work was supported by KOSEF NRL program grant funded by the Korean government (MEST) (No.R0A-2008-000-20032-0) and by a grant from the Core Technology Development Program funded by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE), Republic of Korea.
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Lee, JH., Kim, SJ., Cho, PS. (2009). Design of Selective Gas Sensors Using Combinatorial Solution Deposition of Oxide Semiconductor Films. In: Potyrailo, R.A., Mirsky, V.M. (eds) Combinatorial Methods for Chemical and Biological Sensors. Integrated Analytical Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73713-3_12
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