• My name is Aleksander GURLO.

    I am a Lecturer at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany.

    My vision is to develop a multi- and interdisciplinary research in the field of materials for energy and environment addressing the challenges of (i) energy harvesting and storage and (ii) environmental protection.

    Teaching in general and E-learning and blended-learning in particular is an integral part of my portfolio. In my undergraduate and graduate classes I try to ensure student access, anytime and anywhere to educational material and to promote independent and flexible studying. As a teacher I motivate students, enable them to interpret and analyze data, collaborate in team settings, formulate clear ideas and persuasive arguments, present information clearly in written and oral formats and identify and use additional resources to facilitate problem solving.

    Visit www.materials4energy.de for more details.

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  • 1. General introduction to the topic. Definitions: sensors, chemical sensors. Principle of construction (receptor and transducer). Gas sensors. Their importance (why, what for, application areas). Examples. Basic characteristics (response, signal, sensitivity).

    2. Classification (due to the transduction principles; materials; applications). Principle of detection. Physico-chemical processes responsible for the detection.

    3. Chemiresistors. Semiconducting oxides (SnO2). Taguchi sensors. Microplatforms.
    Oxygen detection with high-temperature conductors (SrTiO3). Electronic and ionic conductivity. Conducting polymers. Phthalocyanines. Carbon nanotubes. Graphene. Percolation nanocomposites.

    4. Chemocapacitors. Gas-sensitive polymers. Humidity detectors.

    5. Optical (Non-dispersive IR) sensors. CO2 sensors. Climate control systems in cars.
    6. Field-effect transistors. Hydrogen sensors.

    7. Thermochemical (calorimetric) sensors. Hydrogen detection. Pellistors. Methane detection.

    8. Electrochemical sensors. Ionic conductors. Lambda-sonde. Detection of toxic gases.

    9. Mass-sensitive sensors. Quartz microbalance. Surface and bulk acoustic waves.

    10. Sensor fabrication. Micromachining. MEMS. CMOS. Deposition of sensing layers.

    11. Sensor arrays. Electronic noses. Data treatment. Multivariate analysis. Selectivity enhancement. Filters. Networks.

    12. Commercial sensors. Industrial perspective. Selection of sensors for applications in the fields of energy conversion and environmental protection.

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