SWCNT nano-composite optical sensors for VOC and gas trace detection

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 351-361

  Consales, M ^a   Crescitelli, A ^a   Penza, M ^b   Aversa, P ^b   Veneri, P Delli ^b   Giordano, M ^c   Cusano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube nano composites; Optical fiber sensors; Room temperature chemical detection

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE COATINGS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSENSORS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL SENSORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); TRACE ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMO-SENSORS; DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES; FIBER SURFACES; GAS EXPOSURES; LANGMUIR-BLODGETT DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; NANO-COMPOSITE COATINGS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS; OPTICAL PROBES; OPTICAL TRANSDUCERS; PART PER BILLIONS (PPB); REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENTS; ROOM TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL DETECTION; SENSING PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVE COATINGS; TRACE DETECTIONS; WATER ENVIRONMENTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 63749099038     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.02.041     Document Type: Article

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