Vapor responsive one-dimensional photonic crystals from zeolite nanoparticles and metal oxide films for optical sensing

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 12207-12218

  Lazarova, Katerina ^a   Awala, Hussein ^b   Thomas, Sebastien ^b   Vasileva, Marina ^a   Mintova, Svetlana ^b   Babeva, Tsvetanka ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Multilayered structures; Nanosized zeolites; One dimensional photonic crystals; Optical sensors

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; FILM PREPARATION; NIOBIUM OXIDE; OPTICAL SENSORS; OXIDE FILMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

LAYER BY LAYER DEPOSITION; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; NANOSIZED ZEOLITES; OBLIQUE INCIDENCE; ONE DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; TRANSMITTANCE SPECTRA; ZEOLITE NANOPARTICLE;

VAPORS;

EID: 84904198867     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140712207     Document Type: Article

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