화학공학소재연구정보센터
Advanced Functional Materials, Vol.23, No.42, 5285-5291, 2013
Sensory Arrays of Covalently Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Explosive Detection
Chemiresistive sensor arrays for cyclohexanone and nitromethane are fabricated using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) that are covalently functionalized with urea, thiourea, and squaramide containing selector units. Based on initial sensing results and H-1 NMR binding studies, the most promising selectors are chosen and further optimized. These optimized selectors are attached to SWCNTs and simultaneously tested in a sensor array. The sensors show a very high level of reproducibility between measurements with the same sensor and across different sensors of the same type. Furthermore, the sensors show promising long-term stability, which renders them suitable for practical applications.