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Identifier

000433386

Title

Advance electronic materials for hydrogen sensing

Alternative Title

Προηγμένα ηλεκτρονικά υλικά για ανίχνευση υδρογόνου

Author

Καμπιτάκης, Βίκτωρ Σ.

Thesis advisor

Ηλιόπουλος, Ελευθέριος

Reviewer

Δεληγεώργης, Γεώργιος
Ανθόπουλους, Θωμάς

Abstract

The last decades research has faced a challenge to replace fossil fuels with new energy sources that are not harmful to the environment. After years of experiments this study led to believe that hydrogen gas is an excellent candidate for a renewable source of power that does not produce hazard products to the environment. Based on that belief there is a high necessity for electronic devices that can control and detect the presence of hydrogen for safety reasons. Our research is focused on the study and fabrication of low cost and low power gas sensor devices in order to detect the presence of hydrogen in different concentrations. The gas sensing element which was used for the first time for these experiments is copper thiocyanate (CuSCN) in different forms (powder, thin solid films). This study gave emphasis in multiple aspects of the material and the device for the better understanding of its gas sensing mechanisms. The results exhibited that CuSCN is an excellent candidate for hydrogen detection to low concentration limits by using low voltage and no external heat source.

Language

English

Subject

Gas sensors

Hydrogen

Semiconductors

Transparent materials

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Ημιαγωγοί

Υδρογόνο

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