Electronic fluctuations in nanotube circuits and their sensitivity to gases and liquids

Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1564-1568

  Kingrey, Derek ^a   Khatib, Omar ^a   Collins, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT; ELECTRONIC FLUCTUATIONS; METALLIC NANOTUBES; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT NOISE;

ADSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDENSATION; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; NANOTUBE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; GAS; LIQUID CRYSTAL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRONICS; GASES; HYDROGEN; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; NITROGEN;

EID: 33746906257     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl060058x     Document Type: Article

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