Author :
Hill, Ernie W. ; Vijayaragahvan, Aravind ; Novoselov, Kostya
Author_Institution :
Centre for Mesoscience & Nanotechnol., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Abstract :
This paper reviews the potential of graphene as a material for fabricating various types of sensors. Graphene is a monolayer of carbon atoms which exhibits some remarkable electronic and mechanical properties and many of these properties lend themselves to sensor applications. The review attempts to be comprehensive in sensor types covering chemical and electrochemical sensors, magnetic and electric field sensors, optical sensors together with mass and strain sensors. The fact that graphene offers some advantages over this entire range of sensing modalities is an indication of its versatility and importance.
Keywords :
electrochemical sensors; graphene; magnetic sensors; optical sensors; strain sensors; C; chemical sensors; electric field sensors; electrochemical sensors; fabrication; graphene sensors; magnetic field sensors; mass sensors; optical sensors; strain sensors; Carbon electronics; Chemical sensors; Magnetic sensors; Mechanical sensors; Optical sensors; Strain control; Carbon electronics; chemical sensors; graphene; magnetic sensors; mass and strain sensors; optical sensors;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2011.2167608