Nanotechnological Basis for Advanced Sensors

Preface.- 1 Sensors and Nanotechnology.- Nanotechnology-Based Modern Sensors and Biosensors; W. Kulisch.- 2 Techniques for the Preparation of Sensor Materials.- Nonlinear Optical Sensors on Metal Nanoparticles Synthesized by Ion Implantation; A.L. Stepanov et al.- Laser Ablative Deposition of Polymer Films: A Promise for Sensor Fabrication; J. Blazevska-Gilev et al.- Fabrication of Porous and Dense Ceramics from Transitional Nano-Alumina; E. Fidancevska et al.- Modification of Nanosilica Surface by Methyl Methacrylate Silane Coupling Agents; I. Telegeev et al.- Microstructures Produced by Chemical Etching of Finely Scratched Silicon; E. Harea.- Multilayer Films and Capsules of Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose and Polyhexamethylenguanidine Hydrochloride; N. Guzenko et al.- Comparison of Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Anatase Prepared by the Sol-Gel Technique and Chemical Vapour Deposition on Naphtalene in the Gas Phase; G. Nacevski et al.- Ceramics for Advanced Sensors; R. Adziski et al.- 3 Techniques for the Characterization of Sensor Materials.- Surface Analytical Characterization of Biosensor Materials; G. Ceccone et al.- Nanovoids in Glasses and Polymers Probed by Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy; T. Kavetskyy et al.- Detection of Structural Units of Nanocrystalline Diamond Surfaces Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering; M. Veres et al.- 4 Sensor Materials.- 4.1 Carbon-Based Materials.- Production, Purification, Characterization, and Application of CNTs; A.T. Dimitrov et al.- 2D-Building Block for Functional Nanocomposites; C. Vallés et al.- PCL/MWCNT Nanocomposites as Nanosensors; A. Grozdanov et al.- 4.2 Oxide Materials.- Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films – Properties and Applications; D. Dimova-Malinovska.- A Study of the Kinetics of the Electro-Chemical Deposition of Ce3?/Ce4? Oxides ; I. Valov et al.- 4.3 Chalcogenide Glasses.- Multicomponent Chalcogenide Glasses – Advanced Membrane Materials for Chemical Sensors and Nanosensors; S.Boycheva, V. Vassilev.- Optical Properties of Thin Ge-Se-In Chalcogenide Films for Sensor Applications; P. Petkov, E. Petkov.- Atomic Structure of (GE0.2Se0.8)85B15 and (GE0.2Se0.8)85In15 Glasses; I. Kaban et al.- Surface Development of (As2S3)1-x(AgI)x Thin Films for Gas Sensor Applications; K. Kolev et al.- Thin As-Se-Sb Films as Potential Medium for Optics and Sensor Application; V. Ilcheva et al.- Structure of AgI-AsSe Glasses by Raman Scattering and Ab Initio Calculations; O. Kostadinova et al.- Optical Properties of As-Based Chalcogenide Glasses; D. Harea et al.- IR Impurity Absorption in GeS2-In2S3AgI Chalcohalide Glasses; T. Kavetskyy et al.- New Chalcohalide Glasses from the GeSe2-Ag2Se-AgI System for Nanostructured Sensors; G. Vassilev et al.- 4.4 Further Glasses.- Thermally Induced Nanostructures in Samarium-Doped Glass Ceramics for X-Ray Sensor Applications ; D. Tonchev et al.- Synthesis and Phase Composition of Fe/Mn Containing Nanocrystals in Glasses from the System Na2O/MnO/SiO2/Fe2O3; R. Harizanova et al.- 4.5 Nanoparticles and other Nanostructures.- Nanostructured Materials in Different Dimensions for Sensing Applications; P. Morgen et al.- Field Enhancement in Plasmonic Gold Nanostructures on Templates of Anodized Aluminum for Sensor Applications; P. Nielsen et al.- Growth of SiC Nano-Whiskers on Powdered SiC; R. Dhiman, P. Morgen.- Tin Oxide Wiskers: Antimony Effect on Structure, Electrophysical, Optical and Sensor Properties; A.A. Zhukova et al.- Excimer Laser Preparation of SnO2 and SNO2/TiO2 Nanoparticles.- Polymer Choleristic Liquid Crystal Flakes as New Candidates for Display and Sensor Applications; A. Trajkovska Petkoska.- Properties of Vanadium Bronzes Synthesized by Different Methods; A. Aleksandra et al.- 5 Sensors and Biosensors.- 5.1 Optical Sensors.- Semiconductor Lasers for Sensor Applications; C. Gilfert, J.P. Reithmaier.- Optical Characterization of Very Thin Films for Nanotechnological Basis of Sensors; P.Sharlandjiev.- Tellurium Thin Films in Sensor Technology; D. Tsiulyanu.- Yttrium Nanoparticle Hydrogen Gas Sensors; A.L. Stepanov et al.- Conductive Gas Sensors Prepared Using PLD; M. Jelínek et al.- Electrochemical Sensors for the Detection of Hydrogen Prepared by PLD and Sol-Gel Chemistry; G.A. Mousdis et al.- Acetone Sensing by Modified SnO2 Nanocrystalline Sensor Materials; V.V. Krivetsky et al.- Gas Sensor Based on Chalcohalide AgI-Containing Glasses; B. Monchev et al.- Photocatalytic Oxidation of Toluene on Modified TiO2 Nanoparticles; F. Jovic, V. Tomašic.- Impedance Spectroscopy of Tellurium Thin Films Sensitive to NO2; D. Tsiulyanu, O. Mocreac.- Piezoelectric Crystal Sensor for Ammonia Detection; T. Hristova-Vasileva et al.- 5.3 Biosensors.- Nanocrystalline Diamond Films for Biosensor Applications; C. Popov, W. Kulisch.- Surface Functionalization of Plasma Treated Ultrananocrystalline Diamond/Amorphous Carbon Composite Films; H. Koch et al.- Electrochemical Response of Biomolecules on Carbon Substrates: Comparison between Oxidized HOPG and O-Terminated Boron-Doped CVD Diamond; C. Baier et al.- Impact of Nanotopography and/or Functional Groups on Periodontal Ligament Cell Growth; H.T. Sasmazel et al.- Effect of ZnO Nanostructured Thin Films on Pseudomonas Putida Cell Division; I. Ivanova et al.- Comparison of Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Anatase Prepared by the Sol-Gel Technique and Chemical Vapour Deposition on Naphtalene in the Gas Phase; M. Marinkovski et al.- 5.4 Special Sensors.- Nanocomposite Sensors for Food Packaging; M. Avella et al.- Nanotechnologies and Nanosensors: Future Applications for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage; M. Avella et al.- Towards in situ-Process Control in Tribological or Tool Applications – a Material Concept for the Design of Smart Thin Films Wear Sensors; S. Ulrich et al.- 5.5 Actuators.- Recent Developments and Challenges in Shape Memory Technology; M. Frotscher, G. Eggeler.- Micromachined TunableFabry-Pérot Filter Integrated into a Miniaturized Spectrometer for Low-Cost Applications; C. Woidt et al.- 6 Energy Economy Aspects.- Hydrogen Economy: The Role of Nano-Scaled Support Material for Electrocatalysts Aimed for Wataer Electrolysis; P. Paunovic et al.- Materials for Photovoltaic Applications; D. Dimova-Malinovska.- Subject Index.