Functional materials for environmental sensors and energy systems
This Thematic Series is an exciting collection of works on functional nanomaterials and their related surface modifications in order to enhance sensing properties. Particular emphasis was placed on rapidly emerging applications in the sector of air-quality monitoring and energy systems for environmental sustainability.
The topics of this Thematic Series, based on 23 peer-reviewed articles, include works on advanced gas sensing semiconducting materials, hybrid materials and nanocomposites for chemical sensing, catalytic sensing materials, metal oxides for chemical sensing and energy applications, carbon-based materials for chemical sensing and energy applications, piezoelectric and thermoelectric materials for energy harvesting applications, new nanotechnology-based sensors for monitoring gaseous and liquid pollutants, surface-sensitive spectroscopy for studying sensor/gas interaction, modelling of materials, devices, sensor systems and energy systems, and functional applications of environmental sensors and energy systems.
Functional materials for environmental sensors and energy systems
- Michele Penza,
- Anita Lloyd Spetz,
- Albert Romano-Rodriguez and
- Meyya Meyyappan
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2015–2016, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.201
A composite structure based on reduced graphene oxide and metal oxide nanomaterials for chemical sensors
- Vardan Galstyan,
- Elisabetta Comini,
- Iskandar Kholmanov,
- Andrea Ponzoni,
- Veronica Sberveglieri,
- Nicola Poli,
- Guido Faglia and
- Giorgio Sberveglieri
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1421–1427, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.133
Nanostructured germanium deposited on heated substrates with enhanced photoelectric properties
- Ionel Stavarache,
- Valentin Adrian Maraloiu,
- Petronela Prepelita and
- Gheorghe Iordache
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1492–1500, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.142
Enhanced detection of nitrogen dioxide via combined heating and pulsed UV operation of indium oxide nano-octahedra
- Oriol Gonzalez,
- Sergio Roso,
- Xavier Vilanova and
- Eduard Llobet
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1507–1518, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.144
Graphene-enhanced plasmonic nanohole arrays for environmental sensing in aqueous samples
- Christa Genslein,
- Peter Hausler,
- Eva-Maria Kirchner,
- Rudolf Bierl,
- Antje J. Baeumner and
- Thomas Hirsch
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1564–1573, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.150
Nanostructured TiO2-based gas sensors with enhanced sensitivity to reducing gases
- Wojciech Maziarz,
- Anna Kusior and
- Anita Trenczek-Zajac
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1718–1726, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.164
Precise in situ etch depth control of multilayered III−V semiconductor samples with reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS) equipment
- Ann-Kathrin Kleinschmidt,
- Lars Barzen,
- Johannes Strassner,
- Christoph Doering,
- Henning Fouckhardt,
- Wolfgang Bock,
- Michael Wahl and
- Michael Kopnarski
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1783–1793, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.171
Monolayer graphene/SiC Schottky barrier diodes with improved barrier height uniformity as a sensing platform for the detection of heavy metals
- Ivan Shtepliuk,
- Jens Eriksson,
- Volodymyr Khranovskyy,
- Tihomir Iakimov,
- Anita Lloyd Spetz and
- Rositsa Yakimova
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1800–1814, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.173
Low temperature co-fired ceramic packaging of CMOS capacitive sensor chip towards cell viability monitoring
- Niina Halonen,
- Joni Kilpijärvi,
- Maciej Sobocinski,
- Timir Datta-Chaudhuri,
- Antti Hassinen,
- Someshekar B. Prakash,
- Peter Möller,
- Pamela Abshire,
- Sakari Kellokumpu and
- Anita Lloyd Spetz
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1871–1877, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.179
Layered composites of PEDOT/PSS/nanoparticles and PEDOT/PSS/phthalocyanines as electron mediators for sensors and biosensors
- Celia García-Hernández,
- Cristina García-Cabezón,
- Fernando Martín-Pedrosa,
- José Antonio De Saja and
- María Luz Rodríguez-Méndez
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1948–1959, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.186
A dioxaborine cyanine dye as a photoluminescence probe for sensing carbon nanotubes
- Mohammed Al Araimi,
- Petro Lutsyk,
- Anatoly Verbitsky,
- Yuri Piryatinski,
- Mykola Shandura and
- Aleksey Rozhin
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1991–1999, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.190
Nanostructured SnO2–ZnO composite gas sensors for selective detection of carbon monoxide
- Paul Chesler,
- Cristian Hornoiu,
- Susana Mihaiu,
- Cristina Vladut,
- Jose Maria Calderon Moreno,
- Mihai Anastasescu,
- Carmen Moldovan,
- Bogdan Firtat,
- Costin Brasoveanu,
- George Muscalu,
- Ion Stan and
- Mariuca Gartner
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 2045–2056, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.195
Sensitive detection of hydrocarbon gases using electrochemically Pd-modified ZnO chemiresistors
- Elena Dilonardo,
- Michele Penza,
- Marco Alvisi,
- Gennaro Cassano,
- Cinzia Di Franco,
- Francesco Palmisano,
- Luisa Torsi and
- Nicola Cioffi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 82–90, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.9
Nanocrystalline TiO2/SnO2 heterostructures for gas sensing
- Barbara Lyson-Sypien,
- Anna Kusior,
- Mieczylaw Rekas,
- Jan Zukrowski,
- Marta Gajewska,
- Katarzyna Michalow-Mauke,
- Thomas Graule,
- Marta Radecka and
- Katarzyna Zakrzewska
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 108–122, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.12
Colorimetric gas detection by the varying thickness of a thin film of ultrasmall PTSA-coated TiO2 nanoparticles on a Si substrate
- Urmas Joost,
- Andris Šutka,
- Meeri Visnapuu,
- Aile Tamm,
- Meeri Lembinen,
- Mikk Antsov,
- Kathriin Utt,
- Krisjanis Smits,
- Ergo Nõmmiste and
- Vambola Kisand
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 229–236, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.25
Fiber optic sensors based on hybrid phenyl-silica xerogel films to detect n-hexane: determination of the isosteric enthalpy of adsorption
- Jesús C. Echeverría,
- Ignacio Calleja,
- Paula Moriones and
- Julián J. Garrido
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 475–484, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.51
Thin SnOx films for surface plasmon resonance enhanced ellipsometric gas sensing (SPREE)
- Daniel Fischer,
- Andreas Hertwig,
- Uwe Beck,
- Volkmar Lohse,
- Detlef Negendank,
- Martin Kormunda and
- Norbert Esser
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 522–529, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.56
Graphene functionalised by laser-ablated V2O5 for a highly sensitive NH3 sensor
- Margus Kodu,
- Artjom Berholts,
- Tauno Kahro,
- Mati Kook,
- Peeter Ritslaid,
- Helina Seemen,
- Tea Avarmaa,
- Harry Alles and
- Raivo Jaaniso
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 571–578, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.61
Gas sensing properties of MWCNT layers electrochemically decorated with Au and Pd nanoparticles
- Elena Dilonardo,
- Michele Penza,
- Marco Alvisi,
- Riccardo Rossi,
- Gennaro Cassano,
- Cinzia Di Franco,
- Francesco Palmisano,
- Luisa Torsi and
- Nicola Cioffi
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 592–603, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.64
BTEX detection with composites of ethylenevinyl acetate and nanostructured carbon
- Santa Stepina,
- Astrida Berzina,
- Gita Sakale and
- Maris Knite
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 982–988, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.100
CVD transfer-free graphene for sensing applications
- Chiara Schiattarella,
- Sten Vollebregt,
- Tiziana Polichetti,
- Brigida Alfano,
- Ettore Massera,
- Maria Lucia Miglietta,
- Girolamo Di Francia and
- Pasqualina Maria Sarro
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1015–1022, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.102
Study of the correlation between sensing performance and surface morphology of inkjet-printed aqueous graphene-based chemiresistors for NO2 detection
- F. Villani,
- C. Schiattarella,
- T. Polichetti,
- R. Di Capua,
- F. Loffredo,
- B. Alfano,
- M. L. Miglietta,
- E. Massera,
- L. Verdoliva and
- G. Di Francia
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1023–1031, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.103
Treatment of fly ash from power plants using thermal plasma
- Sulaiman Al-Mayman,
- Ibrahim AlShunaifi,
- Abdullah Albeladi,
- Imed Ghiloufi and
- Saud Binjuwair
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1043–1048, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.105
Metal oxide nanostructures: preparation, characterization and functional applications as chemical sensors
- Dario Zappa,
- Angela Bertuna,
- Elisabetta Comini,
- Navpreet Kaur,
- Nicola Poli,
- Veronica Sberveglieri and
- Giorgio Sberveglieri
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1205–1217, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.122
