Response mechanism of novel polyaniline composite conductimetric pH sensors and the effects of polymer binder, surfactant and film thickness on sensor sensitivity

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2042-2050

  Gill, E ^a   Arshak, A ^a   Arshak, K ^a   Korostynska, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conductimetric; Conducting polymers; pH; Sensor; Thick films

Indexed keywords

COLE-COLE MODELS; CONDUCTIMETRIC; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; FOCUSSED ION BEAM MILLINGS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN ATOM; POLYANILINE COMPOSITES; POLYMER BACKBONES; POLYMER BINDERS; RESPONSE MECHANISMS; SENSING CHARACTERISTICS; SENSING LAYERS; SENSOR RESPONSE; SENSOR SENSITIVITY;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; BINDERS; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PH SENSORS; POLYANILINE; SENSORS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; THICK FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 77957374323     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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