Porphyrins and related macrocycles have been intensively exploited as sensing materials in
chemical sensors, since in these devices they mimic most of their biological functions, such …

Due to the synergetic or complementary effects between organic and inorganic components,
which could result in improved properties or performances, the organic/inorganic hybrid …

A polyaniline (PAni)/SnO2 hybrid material was prepared by a hydrothermal method and
characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), scanning …

The photoluminescence response of Rhodamine 6G (R6G) laser dye intercalated into solid
thin films of Laponite (Lap) clay is studied as a function of dye loading. Fluorescence …

Among various metal oxides, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has received considerable interest as a
gas-sensing material owing to its high reliability at high operating temperatures …

Modulating the interfacial charge alignments by molecular engineering in an organic
heterojunction device is a smart strategy to improve its conductivity, which can be exploited …

Metalloporphyrins offer almost unique opportunities to design artificial receptors for chemical
sensors. These molecules can be tailored, at the synthetic level, changing in a almost …

Hybrid materials based on wide band gap semiconductors and dye molecules are
intensively studied for photovoltaic applications. However, these materials also possess …

Enantiorecognition of a chiral analyte usually requires the ability to respond with high
specificity to one of the two enantiomers of a chiral compound. However, in most cases …

The development of novel functional nanomaterials is critically important for the further
evolution of advanced chemical sensor technology. For this purpose, metalloporphyrins offer …