Nano chemical sensors with polymer-coated carbon nanotubes

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1047-1051

  Li, Jing ^b   Lu, Yijiang ^b   Meyyappan, M ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon naiiotubes (CNTs); Chemical sensing; Nanotechnology; Polymer coating; Sensors

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID VAPOR; INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODES (IDE); ORGANIC VAPORS; POLYMER COATING;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHLORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 33749522660     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.881018     Document Type: Article

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