Handbook of II-VI Semiconductor-Based Sensors and Radiation Detectors

Basic principles of solid state X-ray radiation detector operation .- (classification, materials, requirements, advantages of II-VI compounds, limitations, application) .- ZnSe-based radiation detectors .- (Single crystal detectors, polycrystalline detectors, design, performances) .- CdTe/CdZnTe-based radiation detectors .- (Single crystal detectors, polycrystalline and epitaxial-based detectors, design, progresses in Growth of High Quality crystals, Performances) .- X-ray and gamma imaging using II-VI semiconductor-based detectors .- (approaches, applications) .- Introduction in gas and humidity sensing .- (principles of operation, main applications) .- II-VI semiconductor-based thin film electric and electronic gas sensors .- (conductometric, QCM, SAW-based sensors, thin film and thick film technology; light activation, surface decoration, performances) .-Nanocomposite and hybrid-based electric and electronic gas sensors .- (all types of sensors based on polymer-II-VI composites, carbon-based- II-VI, and metal oxide-II-VI based composites and heterostructures) .- Nanomaterial-based electric and electronic gas sensors .- (all types of sensors based on QDs, 1D, 2D, 3D, core/shells structures) .- II-VI-based electric and electronic humidity sensors .- (all types of sensors; conventional materials; nanomaterials: QDs, 1D, 2D, 3D;) .- II-VI-based optical gas sensors .- (CdSe, CdTe, CdS, luminescence, fluorescence, fiber-optic, QDs, performances, etc.) .- Spectroscopic gas sensing systems .- (systems based on II-VI lasers) .- II-VI-based luminescence and fluorescence ion sensors .- (toxic metals, pH) .- Photoelectrochemical ion sensors .- (toxic metals, electrodes, ion-exchange reactions, applications) .- Introduction in biosensing .- (approaches,materials used, QDs, applications) .- Toxicity and biocompatibility of II-VI semiconductors .- (biocompatibility evaluation, toxicological researches, genotoxicity, cytotoxicity, photoinduced toxicity, QDs, mechanism of QDs toxicity, core-shall structures, surface treatment, ligand exchange, additional coating layers, etc.) .- Biofunctionalization of II-VI QDs .- (semiconductor/biomolecular heterojunctions, functionalization of QDs, solubilization, bioconjugation, functionalization chemistry, ligand exchange, chemical functional groups, biomolecules, limitations) .- Fluorescent biosensors based on II-VI QDs .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Bioluminescent biosensors based on II-VI QDs .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Chemiluminescent biosensors based on II-VI QDs .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applicatios, etc.) .- Electrochemiluminescent biosensors based on II-VI QDs .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applicatios, etc.) .- Electrochemical biosensors .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Photoelectrochemical biosensors .- (principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Surface plasmon resonance biosensors .- (CdSe, CdTe, CdS, Au QDs, principles of operation, performances, functionalization, advantages, disadvantages, applications, etc.) .- Biomarkers, Bioimaging .- (in vitro and in vivo imaging, downconverting and upconverting nanophosphors for bioimaging) .- Specific application of biosensors-1 .- Specific application of biosensors-2 .- Specific application of biosensors-3 .- Magnetoresistice sensors .- (HgTe, HgSe, quantum wells) .- Infrared temperature sensors .- (principles of operation, th ermal detectors, thermal imaging , Sprite detectors, applications, advantage, disadvantages) .- Strain and pressure sensors .- (HgTe, topological insulator, quantum dots)