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Development of Ionizing Radiation Sensors Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Kenneth Fontánez1, Abraham García1, María del C Cotto-Maldonado1, José Duconge1, Carmen Morant2, Sergio Pinilla2 and Francisco Márquez1
  • 1 Universidad Ana G. Méndez-Gurabo Campus, United States
  • 2 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

Abstract

SWNTs have been efficiently grown on patterned substrates, for its subsequent application to the development of ionizing radiation sensors. SWNTs before and after exposure to X-rays were characterized by Raman and XPS spectroscopy, revealing the appearance of alterations that have been justified as possibly due to the presence of adsorbed oxygen species. These materials have been used for the fabrication of a sensor prototype that has shown a quasi-linear behavior as a function of the time of exposure to X-ray radiation.

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Volume 12 No. 2, 2019, 185-192

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2019.185.192

Submitted On: 5 April 2019 Published On: 29 May 2019

How to Cite: Fontánez, K., García, A., Cotto-Maldonado, M. D. C., Duconge, J., Morant, C., Pinilla, S. & Márquez, F. (2019). Development of Ionizing Radiation Sensors Based on Carbon Nanotubes. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12(2), 185-192. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajeassp.2019.185.192

Open AccessCopyright: © 2019 Kenneth Fontánez, Abraham García, María del C Cotto-Maldonado, José Duconge, Carmen Morant, Sergio Pinilla and Francisco Márquez. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Sensor
  • Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Resistivity