Optical fibre sensing element based on xerogel-supported [Au2Ag2(C6F5)4(C14H10)]n for the detection of methanol and ethanol in the vapour phase

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 966-973

  Bezunartea, M ^a   Estella, J ^a   Echeverria J C ^a   Elosua C ^a   Bariain C ^a   Laguna, M ^b   Luquin, A ^b   Garrido, J J ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Methanol; Optical fibre sensing element; Vapour phase; VOC; Xerogel

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; COLLOIDS; ETHANOL; METHANOL; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS;

OPTICAL FIBRE SENSING; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSING ELEMENT; VAPOUR PHASE; VOC; XEROGEL;

GOLD;

EID: 51649098664     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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