Penza M, Antolini F, Antisari MV (2004b) Carbon nanotubes as SAW chemical sensors materials.
Sensors Actuators B Chem 100:47–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2003.12.019
Penza M, Tagliente MA, Aversa P, Cassano G (2005a) Organic-vapor detection using carbonnanotubes nanocomposite microacoustic sensors. Chem Phys Lett 409:349–354. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.cplett.2005.05.005
Penza M, Cassano G, Aversa P, Cusano A, Cutolo A, Giordano M, Nicolais L (2005b) Carbon
nanotube acoustic and optical sensors for volatile organic compound detection. Nanotechnology
16:2536–2547. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/16/11/013
Penza M, Cassano G, Aversa P, Antolini F, Cusano A, Consales M, Giordano M, Nicolais L
(2005c) Syndiotactic polystyrene thin film as sensitive layer for an optoelectronic chemical
sensing device. Sensors Actuators B Chem 111–112:171–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.
2004.02.053
Penza M, Tagliente MA, Aversa P, Re M, Cassano G (2007) The effect of purification of singlewalled carbon nanotube bundles on the alcohol sensitivity of nanocomposite Langmuir–
Blodgett films for SAW sensing applications. Nanotechnology 18:185502–185513. https://
doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/18/18/185502
Penza M, Rossi R, Alvisi M, Serra E (2010) Metal-modified and vertically aligned carbon nanotube
sensors array for landfill gas monitoring applications. Nanotechnology 21:105501–105513.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/21/10/105501
Peter J, Harris F (1999) Carbon nanotube and related structures, new materials for the twenty first
century. University of Cambridge, Cambridge
Pisarenko AN, Spendel WU, Taylor RT, Brown JD, Cox JA, Pacey GE (2009) Detection of ozone
gas using gold nanoislands and surface plasmon resonance. Talanta 80:777–780. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.talanta.2009.07.062
Qi P, Vermesh O, Grecu M, Javey A, Wang Q, Dai H, Peng S, Chao KJ (2003) Toward large arrays
of multiplex functionalized carbon nanotube sensors for highly sensitive and selective molecular
detection. Nano Lett 3:347–351. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl034010k
Quang NH, Trinh MV, Lee BH, Huh JS (2006) Effect of NH 3 gas on the electrical properties of
single-walled carbon nanotube bundles. Sensors Actuators B Chem 113:341–346. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.snb.2005.03.089
Ram MK, Yavuz O, Lahsangah V, Aldissi M (2005) CO gas sensing from ultrathin nano-composite
conducting polymer film. Sensors Actuators B Chem 106:750–757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
snb.2004.09.027
Rao PJ, Geckeler KE (2011) Polymer nanoparticles: preparation techniques and size control
parameters. Prog Polym Sci 36:887–913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.01.001
Rout CS, Ganesh K, Govindaraj A, Rao CNR (2006a) Sensors for the nitrogen oxides, NO 2 , NO
and N 2 O, based on In 2 O 3 and WO 3 nanowires. Appl Phys A Mater Sci Process 85:241–246.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-006-3707-9
Rout CS, Govindaraj A, Rao CNR (2006b) High-sensitivity hydrocarbon sensors based on tungsten
oxide nanowires. J Mater Chem 16:3936–3941. https://doi.org/10.1039/B607012B
Rout CS, Kulkarni GU, Rao CNR (2007) Room temperature hydrogen and hydrocarbon sensors
based on single nanowires of metal oxides. J Phys D Appl Phys 40:2777–2782. https://doi.org/
10.1088/0022-3727/40/9/016
Sadek AZ, Wlodarski W, Shin K, Kaner RB, Kalantar-zadeh K (2006) A layered surface acoustic
wave gas sensor based on a polyaniline/In 2 O 3 nanofibre composite. Nanotechnology
17:4488–4492. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/17/17/034
Sadek AZ, Wlodarski W, Kalantar-zadeh K, Baker C, Kaner RB (2007) Doped and dedoped
polyaniline nanofiber based conductometric hydrogen gas sensors. Sensors Actuators A
139:53–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2006.11.033
Sahay PP, Tewari S (2005) Sprayed ZnO thin films for ethanol sensors. J Mater Sci 40:4791–4793.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-005-0519-9
Sahm T, Mädler L, Gurlo A, Barsan N, Pratsinis SE, Weimar U (2004) Flame spray synthesis of tin
dioxide nanoparticles for gas sensing. Sensors Actuators B Chem 98:148–153. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.snb.2003.10.003
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Sensors Actuators B Chem 100:47–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2003.12.019
Penza M, Tagliente MA, Aversa P, Cassano G (2005a) Organic-vapor detection using carbonnanotubes nanocomposite microacoustic sensors. Chem Phys Lett 409:349–354. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.cplett.2005.05.005
Penza M, Cassano G, Aversa P, Cusano A, Cutolo A, Giordano M, Nicolais L (2005b) Carbon
nanotube acoustic and optical sensors for volatile organic compound detection. Nanotechnology
16:2536–2547. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/16/11/013
Penza M, Cassano G, Aversa P, Antolini F, Cusano A, Consales M, Giordano M, Nicolais L
(2005c) Syndiotactic polystyrene thin film as sensitive layer for an optoelectronic chemical
sensing device. Sensors Actuators B Chem 111–112:171–180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.
2004.02.053
Penza M, Tagliente MA, Aversa P, Re M, Cassano G (2007) The effect of purification of singlewalled carbon nanotube bundles on the alcohol sensitivity of nanocomposite Langmuir–
Blodgett films for SAW sensing applications. Nanotechnology 18:185502–185513. https://
doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/18/18/185502
Penza M, Rossi R, Alvisi M, Serra E (2010) Metal-modified and vertically aligned carbon nanotube
sensors array for landfill gas monitoring applications. Nanotechnology 21:105501–105513.
https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/21/10/105501
Peter J, Harris F (1999) Carbon nanotube and related structures, new materials for the twenty first
century. University of Cambridge, Cambridge
Pisarenko AN, Spendel WU, Taylor RT, Brown JD, Cox JA, Pacey GE (2009) Detection of ozone
gas using gold nanoislands and surface plasmon resonance. Talanta 80:777–780. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.talanta.2009.07.062
Qi P, Vermesh O, Grecu M, Javey A, Wang Q, Dai H, Peng S, Chao KJ (2003) Toward large arrays
of multiplex functionalized carbon nanotube sensors for highly sensitive and selective molecular
detection. Nano Lett 3:347–351. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl034010k
Quang NH, Trinh MV, Lee BH, Huh JS (2006) Effect of NH 3 gas on the electrical properties of
single-walled carbon nanotube bundles. Sensors Actuators B Chem 113:341–346. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.snb.2005.03.089
Ram MK, Yavuz O, Lahsangah V, Aldissi M (2005) CO gas sensing from ultrathin nano-composite
conducting polymer film. Sensors Actuators B Chem 106:750–757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
snb.2004.09.027
Rao PJ, Geckeler KE (2011) Polymer nanoparticles: preparation techniques and size control
parameters. Prog Polym Sci 36:887–913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.01.001
Rout CS, Ganesh K, Govindaraj A, Rao CNR (2006a) Sensors for the nitrogen oxides, NO 2 , NO
and N 2 O, based on In 2 O 3 and WO 3 nanowires. Appl Phys A Mater Sci Process 85:241–246.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-006-3707-9
Rout CS, Govindaraj A, Rao CNR (2006b) High-sensitivity hydrocarbon sensors based on tungsten
oxide nanowires. J Mater Chem 16:3936–3941. https://doi.org/10.1039/B607012B
Rout CS, Kulkarni GU, Rao CNR (2007) Room temperature hydrogen and hydrocarbon sensors
based on single nanowires of metal oxides. J Phys D Appl Phys 40:2777–2782. https://doi.org/
10.1088/0022-3727/40/9/016
Sadek AZ, Wlodarski W, Shin K, Kaner RB, Kalantar-zadeh K (2006) A layered surface acoustic
wave gas sensor based on a polyaniline/In 2 O 3 nanofibre composite. Nanotechnology
17:4488–4492. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/17/17/034
Sadek AZ, Wlodarski W, Kalantar-zadeh K, Baker C, Kaner RB (2007) Doped and dedoped
polyaniline nanofiber based conductometric hydrogen gas sensors. Sensors Actuators A
139:53–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2006.11.033
Sahay PP, Tewari S (2005) Sprayed ZnO thin films for ethanol sensors. J Mater Sci 40:4791–4793.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-005-0519-9
Sahm T, Mädler L, Gurlo A, Barsan N, Pratsinis SE, Weimar U (2004) Flame spray synthesis of tin
dioxide nanoparticles for gas sensing. Sensors Actuators B Chem 98:148–153. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.snb.2003.10.003
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