Ultralow-power alcohol vapor sensors using chemically functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 571-577

  Sin, Mandy Lai Yi ^c   Chow, Gary Chun Tak ^c   Wong, Gary Man Keung ^c   Li, Wen Jung ^a,b,c   Leong, Philip Heng Wai ^a,c   Wong, Ka Wai ^c  

^a IEEE

^b ASME

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alcohol sensors; Chemical sensors; CNT functionalization; CNT sensors; Low power sensing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SILICA; VAPORS;

ALCOHOL SENSORS; ALCOHOL VAPOR DETECTION; FUNCTIONALIZATION; LOW POWER SENSING;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34648832297     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2007.900511     Document Type: Article

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