NITROGEN OXIDE SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS FOR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION COMPRISING FUNCTIONALIZED NON-OXIDIZED SILICON NANOWIRES

摘要

An apparatus for detecting volatile compounds derived from explosive materials with very high sensitivity. The apparatus is composed of field effect transistors of non-oxidized silicon nanowires modified with specific functional groups including, in particular, amine, imine and/or carboxyl moieties. Further a system is provided comprising the apparatus in conjunction with learning and pattern recognition algorithms and methods of use thereof for detecting and quantifying specific explosive compounds.