Better Sensors Through Chemistry: Some Selected Examples

Chemistry play a key role in the design of active materials for sensing applications. Inorganic and polymer chemistry contributed in the past very well to the enhancements in the area of solid state gas sensors. Nowadays, chemistry has also opened a land of opportunities for the development of new sensing materials coming from the field of organic compounds, coordination complexes, hybrid composites, etc., and their synthesis on the nanoscale. In this regard, several examples from our laboratory illustrate how chemical process innovations can result in new materials developments, improving sensor performance. Advances in recent activities concerning novel sensing materials are here reported.