Nanostructured semiconducting metal oxide gas sensors for flexible automotive and domestic applications

Objective

Environmental specifications become more and severe and require development of highly sophisticated but cheap and miniaturized systems which can reliably detect air pollutants as well as perform functions such as opening or closing air inlets. In this context, the objective of the proposal is to realize the most advanced solid state metal oxide gas sensor. For this purpose, the work-programme is based on a combination of silicon micro-electronic processes and of innovative nano-particular metal-oxide materials, which will offer a high level of sensing properties, stability, selectivity, high miniaturization and a very low-power consumption. The results will be developed for portable pollution meters, for cabin air quality monitoring in automotive, for building air conditioning control.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › air pollution engineering
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › environmental sciences › pollution
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › metalloids

Keywords

• Nanotechnology

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-5. - RTD Activities of a Generic Nature : materials and their technologies for production and transformation and new and improved materials and production technologies in the steel field

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

Address

Route De Narbonne 205
31077 Toulouse
France

Participants (8)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Avenue Du Colonel Roche,7
31077 Toulouse

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A

Italy

Address

50,strada Torino, 50
10043 Orbassano

Links

MICROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS S.A.

Switzerland

Address

Porcena 15
2035 Corcelles

NANOSENSE SARL

France

Address

Rue Des Pinsons, 15
95610 Eragny Sur Oise

NOVAR GMBH

Germany

Address

Dieselstrasse 2
41469 Neuss

SAARLAND UNIVERSITY

Germany

Address

Im Stadtwald
66123 Saarbruecken

SAIA BURGESS MURTEN A.G.

Germany

Address

Am Kreyenhof 10-12
26127 Oldenburg

UNIVERSITY OF HULL

United Kingdom

Address

Cottingham Road
HU6 7RX Hull