Sensitive real-time monitoring of refractive indexes using a novel graphene-based optical sensor

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Xing, Fei ^a   Liu, Zhi Bo ^a   Deng, Zhi Chao ^a   Kong, Xiang Tian ^a   Yan, Xiao Qing ^a   Chen, Xu Dong ^a   Ye, Qing ^a   Zhang, Chun Ping ^a   Chen, Yong Sheng ^a   Tian, Jian Guo ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GRAPHITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLUCOSE; GRAPHITE; OPTICAL DEVICES; REFRACTOMETRY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 84870820370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00908     Document Type: Article

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