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Rapid response behavior, at room temperature, of a nanofiber-structured TiO2 sensor to selected simulant chemical-warfare agents

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A chemical prototype sensor was constructed based on nanofiber-structured TiO2 and highly sensitive quartz resonators. The gas-sensing behavior of this new sensor to selected simulant warfare agents was investigated at room temperature. Results showed rapid response and good reversibility of this sensor when used with high-purity nitrogen. This provides a simple approach to preparation of materials needed as chemical sensors for selected organic volatiles or warfare agents.

Sensing behavior of TiO2 nanofiber sensor to chemical vapors

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  1. School of Environmental and Material Engineering, Center of Advanced Functional Materials, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, China

    Xingfa Ma & Huizhong Xu

  2. Shandong Research Institute of Non-metallic Materials, Jinan, 250031, China

    Xingfa Ma, Tao Zhu, Aiyun Liu, Jianqin Zhang & Huatai Du

  3. National Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology, Institute of Advanced Process Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Guang Li & Junbao Zheng

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Ma, X., Zhu, T., Xu, H. et al. Rapid response behavior, at room temperature, of a nanofiber-structured TiO2 sensor to selected simulant chemical-warfare agents. Anal Bioanal Chem 390, 1133–1137 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-007-1766-1

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