A gas detection device comprising: a substrate; a dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126) applied to the substrate; a sensor material applied to the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126), wherein the sensor material has a bottom, a side, and a top surface; and at least two electrodes, each electrode comprising a first electrode material portion and a second electrode material portion; wherein the first electrode material portion at least partially applied to a portion of the side of the sensor material and a portion of the top surface of the sensor material to pin a portion of the sensor material to the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126), wherein the first electrode material forms a vapor barrier upon the sensor material to facilitate preventing delamination between the sensor material and the first electrode material over portions of the sensor material where the sensor material is not pinned to the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126), wherein the second electrode material portion is at least partially applied between the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126) and the bottom of the sensor material with a space, the space being formed between two second electrode material portions (1 10A) of the at least two electrodes, wherein the space is deposed with the sensor material, and wherein the sensor material deposed in the space is pinned to the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126), characterised in that a first adhesion layer is formed between the second electrode material and the sensor element, and a second adhesion layer is formed between the second electrode material and the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126). a substrate; a dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126) applied to the substrate; a sensor material applied to the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126), wherein the sensor material has a bottom, a side, and a top surface; and at least two electrodes, each electrode comprising a first electrode material portion and a second electrode material portion; wherein the first electrode material portion at least partially applied to a portion of the side of the sensor material and a portion of the top surface of the sensor material to pin a portion of the sensor material to the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126), wherein the first electrode material forms a vapor barrier upon the sensor material to facilitate preventing delamination between the sensor material and the first electrode material over portions of the sensor material where the sensor material is not pinned to the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126), wherein the second electrode material portion is at least partially applied between the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126) and the bottom of the sensor material with a space, the space being formed between two second electrode material portions (1 10A) of the at least two electrodes, wherein the space is deposed with the sensor material, and wherein the sensor material deposed in the space is pinned to the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126), characterised in that a first adhesion layer is formed between the second electrode material and the sensor element, and a second adhesion layer is formed between the second electrode material and the dielectric material (116, 122, 123, 126).