Vapor Sensing Using Conjugated Molecule-Linked Au Nanoparticles in a Silica Matrix

<table>Comparison of the response of films consisting of TEOS  +  PE  +  NP when exposed to octane (<i>◆</i>), toluene (<svg height="7.6999998" id="M19" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 8.3125 7.6999998" width="8.3125" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>). The response of the film is presented as a log/log plot for clarity.</table>

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Figure 4: Vapor Sensing Using Conjugated Molecule-Linked Au Nanoparticles in a Silica Matrix 