Nanotechnological Basis for Advanced Sensors

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Nanotechnology-Based Modern Sensors and Biosensors....Pages 3-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Nonlinear Optical Sensors on Metal Nanoparticles Synthesized by Ion Implantation....Pages 27-34
Laser Ablative Deposition of Polymer Films: A Promise for Sensor Fabrication....Pages 35-41
Fabrication of Porous and Dense Ceramics from Transitional Nano-Alumina....Pages 43-50
Modification of Nanosilica Surface by Methyl Methacrylate Silane Coupling Agents....Pages 51-54
Microstructures Produced by Chemical Etching of Finely Scratched Silicon....Pages 55-58
Multilayer Films and Capsules of Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose and Polyhexamethylenguanidine Hydrochloride....Pages 59-64
Preparation and Characterization of TiO 2 -Based Photocatalysts by Chemical Vapour Deposition....Pages 65-71
Porous Mullite Ceramics for Advanced Sensors....Pages 73-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Surface Analytical Characterization of Biosensor Materials....Pages 81-102
Nanovoids in Glasses and Polymers Probed by Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy....Pages 103-110
Detection of Structural Units of Nanocrystalline Diamond Surfaces Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering....Pages 111-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-119
Production, Purification, Characterization, and Application of CNTs....Pages 121-142
Graphene: 2D-Building Block for Functional Nanocomposites....Pages 143-148
PCL/MWCNT Nanocomposites as Nanosensors....Pages 149-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films: Properties and Applications....Pages 157-166
A Study of the Kinetics of the Electrochemical Deposition of Ce 3+ /Ce 4+ Oxides....Pages 167-172
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Multicomponent Chalcogenide Glasses: Advanced Membrane Materials for Chemical Sensors and Nanosensors....Pages 175-180
Optical Properties of Thin Ge-Se-In Chalcogenide Films for Sensor Applications....Pages 181-194
Atomic Structure of (Ge 0.2 Se 0.8 ) 85 B 15 and (Ge 0.2 Se 0.8 ) 85 In 15 Glasses....Pages 195-202
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Surface Development of (As 2 S 3 ) 1–x (AgI) x Thin Films for Gas Sensor Applications....Pages 203-209
Thin As-Se-Sb Films as Potential Medium for Optics and Sensor Application....Pages 211-216
Structure of AgI-AsSe Glasses by Raman Scattering and Ab Initio Calculations....Pages 217-223
Optical Properties of As-Based Chalcogenide Glasses....Pages 225-229
IR Impurity Absorption in GeS 2 -In 2 S 3 -AgI Chalcohalide Glasses....Pages 231-234
New Chalcohalide Glasses from the GeSe 2 –Ag 2 Se–AgI System for Nanostructured Sensors....Pages 235-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Thermally Induced Nanostructures in Samarium-Doped Glass Ceramics for X-Ray Sensor Applications....Pages 241-248
Synthesis and Phase Composition of Fe/Mn Containing Nanocrystals in Glasses from the System Na 2 O/MnO/SiO 2 /Fe 2 O 3 ....Pages 249-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Nanostructured Materials in Different Dimensions for Sensing Applications....Pages 257-273
Field Enhancement in Plasmonic Gold Nanostructures on Templates of Anodized Aluminum for Sensor Applications....Pages 275-280
Growth of SiC Nano-Whiskers on Powdered SiC....Pages 281-285
Tin Oxide Whiskers: Antimony Effect on Structure, Electrophysical, Optical and Sensor Properties....Pages 287-303
Excimer Laser Preparation of SnO 2 and SnO 2 /TiO 2 Nanoparticles....Pages 305-314
Polymer Choleristic Liquid Crystal Flakes as New Candidates for Display and Sensor Applications....Pages 315-322
Properties of Vanadium Bronzes Synthesized by Different Methods....Pages 323-328
Front Matter....Pages 329-331
Semiconductor Lasers for Sensor Applications....Pages 333-353
Optical Characterization of Very Thin Films for Nanotechnological Basis of Sensors....Pages 355-360
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Tellurium Thin Films in Sensor Technology....Pages 363-380
Yttrium Nanoparticle Hydrogen Gas Sensors....Pages 381-389
Conductive Gas Sensors Prepared Using PLD....Pages 391-399
Front Matter....Pages 361-361
Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Hydrogen Prepared by PLD and Sol–Gel Chemistry....Pages 401-407
Acetone Sensing by Modified SnO 2 Nanocrystalline Sensor Materials....Pages 409-421
Gas Sensor Based on Chalcohalide AgI-Containing Glasses....Pages 423-426
Photocatalytic Oxidation of Toluene on Modified TiO 2 Nanoparticles....Pages 427-434
Impedance Spectroscopy of Tellurium Thin Films Sensitive to NO 2 ....Pages 435-438
Piezoelectric Crystal Sensor for Ammonia Detection....Pages 439-443
Front Matter....Pages 445-445
Nanocrystalline Diamond Films for Biosensor Applications....Pages 447-462
Surface Functionalization of Plasma Treated Ultrananocrystalline Diamond/Amorphous Carbon Composite Films....Pages 463-469
Electrochemical Response of Biomolecules on Carbon Substrates: Comparison between Oxidized HOPG and O-Terminated Boron-Doped CVD Diamond....Pages 471-482
Impact of Nanotopography and/or Functional Groups on Periodontal Ligament Cell Growth....Pages 483-486
Effect of ZnO Nanostructured Thin Films on Pseudomonas Putida Cell Division....Pages 487-491
Comparison of Photocatalytic Activity of TiO 2 Anatase Prepared by the Sol-Gel Technique and Chemical Vapour Deposition on Naphthalene in the Gas Phase....Pages 493-498
Front Matter....Pages 499-499
Nanocomposite Sensors for Food Packaging....Pages 501-510
Nanotechnologies and Nanosensors: Future Applications for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage....Pages 511-517
Towards In Situ -Process Control in Tribological or Tool Applications: A Material Concept for the Design of Smart Thin Film Wear Sensors....Pages 519-527
Front Matter....Pages 529-529
Recent Developments and Challenges in Shape Memory Technology....Pages 531-535
Micromachined Tunable Fabry-Pérot Filter Integrated into a Miniaturized Spectrometer for Low-Cost Applications....Pages 537-541
Front Matter....Pages 543-543
Hydrogen Economy: The Role of Nano-scaled Support Material for Electrocatalysts Aimed for Water Electrolysis....Pages 545-563
Materials for Photovoltaic Applications....Pages 565-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-582