Visual images of gas mixtures produced with field-effect structures

Abstract

The details of a recently demonstrated possibility of making two-dimensional response maps of a gas mixture are discussed. It is described how maps of work-function changes due to the interaction between molecules like ethanol and ammonia and thin catalytic metal films as gates on field-effect structures can be created with a scanning light-pulse technique. Simple image processing is shown to enhance the differences in the response patterns created by different molecules.