A technique to measure hydrogen absorption in isolated nanometer structures

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Phillips, A B ^a   Shivaram, B S ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; HYDROGEN; MONOLAYERS; NANOPARTICLES;

HYDROGEN ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN UPTAKE; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) SENSORS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 38849098965     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2832341     Document Type: Article

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