Optical properties of a fluorinated polyimide as related to ethanol and water-vapor-sensing capability

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1445-1452

  Carturan, Sara ^a   Quaranta, Alberto ^b,c   Negro, Enrico ^b   Bonafini, Marco ^a,d   Maggioni, Gianluigi ^a   Della Mea, Gianantonio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI LEGNARO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^d Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro INFN ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Optical sensor; Organic vapor sensing; Polymer

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORINATED POLYIMIDE; ORGANIC VAPOR SENSING;

DISSOLUTION; ETHANOL; FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SENSORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POWDERS; THIN FILMS;

POLYIMIDES;

EID: 33845645953     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.884504     Document Type: Article

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