Fabrication and application of SiNWs based PANI:MO<sub><i>x</i></sub>heterostructures for human respiratory monitoring

Muhammad Taha Sultan; Anca Dumitru; Elham Fakhri; Rachel Brophy; Snorri Thorgeir Ingvarsson; Andrei Manolescu; Halldor Gudfinur Svavarsson

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/24090035

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 46, Issue 3, 032101(2025)

Fabrication and application of SiNWs based PANI:MO_xheterostructures for human respiratory monitoring

Muhammad Taha Sultan^1,3、*, Anca Dumitru², Elham Fakhri¹, Rachel Brophy¹, Snorri Thorgeir Ingvarsson³, Andrei Manolescu¹, and Halldor Gudfinur Svavarsson¹

Author Affiliations

¹Reykjavik University, Department of Engineering, Menntavegur 1, 101, Reykjavik, Iceland

²University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, PO Box MG-11, 077125, Magurele, Romania

³University of Iceland, Saemundargata 2, 102 Reykjavík, Iceland

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Sep. 18, 2024

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Published Online: Apr. 27, 2025

The Author Email: Muhammad Taha Sultan (MTSultan)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/24090035

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