Miniaturized and ultra low-power thermoelectric gas sensors for carbon monoxide monitoring

用于智能手机和可穿戴设备等移动设备的低成本、低功率气体传感器的需求日益增长。目前，市场上还没有可用的技术解决方案。我们建议通过设计一种一氧化碳检测的创新产品来解决这个问题。一氧化碳通常是燃料燃烧的副产物，但由于其毒性大、无味或无气味，具有极大的危险性。传感设备将使用与生产相机和计算器处理器相同的技术来生产。在这种创新的方法中，我们将能够检测由于一氧化碳和传感材料之间的化学反应产生的微量热量而产生的温度变化。在项目结束时，我们将生产一个演示模块，它可以连接到智能手机上显示一氧化碳浓度，这将使我们的家园更加安全。

There is a growing demand for low-cost and low-power gas sensors for use in mobile devices including smart phones and wearables. Currently, there is no technological solution available in the market. We proposed to tackle this by engineering an innovative product for carbon monoxide detection. Carbon monoxide is often a by-product of fuel combustion, however, it is extremely dangerous because of its toxicity and lack of taste or smell. The sensing devices will be produced using the same technology employed for producing camera and calculator processors. In this innovative approach, we will be able to detect the temperature changes due to the minuscule amount of heat produced by the chemical reaction between carbon monoxide and a sensing material. At the end of the project we will produce a demonstrator module which can be connected to a smartphone for displaying carbon monoxide concentration and that will make our homes safer.