Optical VOCs detection using poly(3-alkylthiophenes) with different side-chain lengths

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-60

  Goncalves V C ^a   Balogh, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymers; Optical sensor; Poly(3 alkythiophenes); VOCs sensors

Indexed keywords

ALKYLTHIOPHENES; ELECTRONIC NOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY; OPTICAL DETECTION; OPTICAL RESPONSE; OPTICAL SENSING; POLY(3-ALKYTHIOPHENES); POLYTHIOPHENES; SIDE-CHAIN; SURFACE ENERGIES; VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; VOCS SENSORS;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SENSORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; THIOPHENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 70349232192     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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