A flower-like ZnO–Ag<sub>2</sub>O nanocomposite for label and mediator free direct sensing of dinitrotoluene
Urmila Chakraborty, Gaurav Bhanjana, Jost Adam, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Gurpreet Kaur, Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Ajeet Kaushik
Abstract
with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 13 nM, in a linear dynamic range (LDR) of 0.4 μM to 40 μM. The sensor showed reasonably high re-usability and reproducibility, with reliable results for laboratory and real-world samples.
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TrinitrotolueneExplosive materialNanocompositeRaw materialNitroEnergetic materialChemistryNanomaterialsMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNuclear chemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryAlkylEngineeringGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors