Detection of ethanol and water vapor with silicon quantum dots coupled to an optical fiber

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 181, Issue , 2013, Pages 523-528

  Zhang, Z H ^a,b   Lockwood, R ^b   Veinot, J G C ^b   Meldrum, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fiber optic; Gas; Quantum dots; Sensor; Silicon nanocrystals; Vapor; Water

Indexed keywords

DETECTION LIMITS; FAST RESPONSE TIME; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; SILICON QUANTUM DOTS;

ETHANOL; FIBER OPTICS; GASES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SENSORS; VAPORS; WATER; WATER VAPOR;

SILICON;

EID: 84875179103     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.01.070     Document Type: Article

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