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In recent years, many interesting researches published on the study of new nanocomposite materials involves active components such as reduced graphene oxide (RGO), silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs), and silica, which indicated very interesting properties and applications. The present work demonstrates the preparation of nanocomposite powders with the participation of Ag-NPs, RGO and tetraethyl-orthosilicate (TEOS) using the sol-gel technique. The phase formations are verified by X-ray diffraction analysis. The thermal behavior was studied using differential thermal analysis (DTA/TG) in air. The sensitivity against humidity was tested in a laboratory apparatus made of a thermostatic chamber operating at 25 °C, in which the RH could be varied between 0% and 96%.
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Shalaby, A.S.A., Safwat-Mansour, S., Afify, A.S., Hassan, M., Staneva, A. (2018). Synthesis of RGO/SiO2 and Ag/RGO/SiO2 Nanocomposites and Study of Their Sensitivity Towards Humidity. In: Petkov, P., Tsiulyanu, D., Popov, C., Kulisch, W. (eds) Advanced Nanotechnologies for Detection and Defence against CBRN Agents. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1298-7_39
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