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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2012
Heinrich-heine Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, DE;
HEINRICH-HEINE UNIVERSITÄT DÜSSELDORF, Düsseldorf, DE;
Abstract
The present invention refers to a sensor () having a layer arrangement (), wherein the layer arrangement () comprises at least a base layer (), a middle layer () and an outer layer (), wherein the middle layer () is arranged at least partly upon and in contact with the base layer () and wherein the outer layer () is arranged at least partly upon and in contact with the middle layer (), wherein the base layer () comprises a metal, wherein the middle layer () comprises a metal oxide, and wherein the outer layer () is porous and comprises a material selected from the group comprising electrically conductive carbon compounds such as, more particularly, graphite or carbon nanotubes (CNTs), organic electrical conductors and base metals, and wherein electrical contacts can be formed with the base layer () and outer layer () for a conductivity measurement and/or a resistance measurement. Such a sensor () provides a high sensitivity with a high selectivity already at ambient temperature and is furthermore producible especially cost-saving. The present invention further refers to a method for producing a sensor (). The present invention further refers to the use of a sensor () according to the invention as gas sensor and/or as liquid sensor.