Effect of active layer morphology on poly3-hexylthiophene phytochemical chemiresistor sensor performance

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3062-3068

  Weerakoon, Kanchana A ^a   Auad, Maria ^a   Horikawa, Shin ^a   Chin, Bryan A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); chemiresistor sensor; phytochemicals; poly3 hexylthiophene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ACTIVE SENSING; ANALYTES; ATOMIC FORCE; BARK BEETLE; CASTING METHOD; CHARGED CARRIERS; CHEMIRESISTOR SENSORS; CRYSTALLINE REGIONS; DEFENSIVE MECHANISM; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; DROP CASTING; INSECT INFESTATIONS; INTER-DIGITATED ELECTRODES; LOW-COST SENSORS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; RESISTANCE INCREASE; SENSOR PERFORMANCE; SILICON-BASED; TERPINENE;

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COATINGS; MORPHOLOGY; SOLVENTS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84865219398     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2012.2209638     Document Type: Article

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