Optical and electronic NOx sensors for applications in mechatronics

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 3337-3356

  Di Franco, Cinzia ^a   Elia, Angela ^a,b   Spagnolo, Vincenzo ^a,c   Scamarcio, Gaetano ^a,b   Lugarà, Pietro Mario ^a,b   Ieva, Eliana ^b   Cioffi, Nicola ^b   Torsi, Luisa ^b   Bruno, Giovanni ^d   Losurdo, Maria ^d,e   Garcia, Michael A ^e   Wolter, Scott D ^e   Brown, April ^e   Ricco, Mario ^f  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e Duke University   (United States)

^f ISI Consulting   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mechatronics; Nanoparticle; NOx; Optical sensor; Semiconductor based sensor

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RANGES; CURRENT PRODUCTION; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH SELECTIVITY; II-IV SEMICONDUCTORS; PARTS PER MILLIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR BASED SENSORS;

CORROSION RESISTANCE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GOLD; MECHATRONICS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL SENSORS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SENSORS;

EID: 77449154105     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90503337     Document Type: Review

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