Sensing properties of buffered and not buffered carbon nanotubes by fibre optic and acoustic sensors

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1220-1228

  Consales, M ^a   Campopiano, S ^a   Cutolo, A ^a   Penza, M ^b   Aversa, P ^b   Cassano, G ^b   Giordano, M ^c   Cusano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Optical fibre VOCs sensors; QCM acoustic VOCs sensor

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LINEAR DEPENDENCE; OPTICAL FIBRE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) SENSORS; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE (QCM) ACOUSTIC VOC SENSORS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33646231011     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/5/S46     Document Type: Article

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