Luminescent Silicon Nanowires as Novel Sensor for Environmental Air Quality Control
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Si NWs
2.3. Structural, Optical and Electrical Characterization
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Optical Detection
3.2. Electrical Detection
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Morganti, D.; Faro, M.J.L.; Leonardi, A.A.; Fazio, B.; Conoci, S.; Irrera, A. Luminescent Silicon Nanowires as Novel Sensor for Environmental Air Quality Control. Sensors 2022, 22, 8755. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22228755
Morganti D, Faro MJL, Leonardi AA, Fazio B, Conoci S, Irrera A. Luminescent Silicon Nanowires as Novel Sensor for Environmental Air Quality Control. Sensors. 2022; 22(22):8755. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22228755
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorganti, Dario, Maria José Lo Faro, Antonio Alessio Leonardi, Barbara Fazio, Sabrina Conoci, and Alessia Irrera. 2022. "Luminescent Silicon Nanowires as Novel Sensor for Environmental Air Quality Control" Sensors 22, no. 22: 8755. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22228755