Metal-Insulator-Metal Ensemble (MIME) Chemical Detectors
Smardzewski R.R., Jarvis N.L., Snow A.W., Wohltjen H., Mackay R.A., Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, U.S. Army SBCCOM, US
A new class of nanometer-scale, low power, solid-state devices is being investigated for the detection of hazardous vapors. These chemical vapor sensors are comprised of nanometer-sized gold particles encapsulated by monomolecular layers of alkanethiol surfactant [...]