Inorganic Nanotechnology Enabled Sensors

Abstract

When the sizes of materials are reduced in one or more dimensions their physical and chemical properties can change dramatically. These changes affect their electromagnetic (electronic, magnetic, dielectric, etc), mechanical (lattice dynamics, mechanical strength, etc.), thermal (Seebeck coefficient, thermal resistance, etc.), optical (Stokes shift, resonance, etc.) and chemical properties (chemoluminescence, surface funtionalization, etc.). Furthermore, in materials with one or more nanoscale dimensions, these properties can be purposefully engineered, enhancing and tailoring the performance of sensors developed with these novel materials.