Electrical resistance response of carbon black filled amorphous polymer composite sensors to organic vapors at low vapor concentrations

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 12-13, 2004, Pages 2551-2559

  Dong, Xian Ming ^a   Fu, Ruo Wen ^a   Zhang, Ming Qiu ^a   Zhang, Bin ^a   Rong, Min Zhi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Carbon black; B. Mixing; D. Diffusion, Electrical properties

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MIXING; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYVINYL ACETATES;

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; ORGANIC VAPOR SENSORS; ORGANIC VAPORS; VAPOR ADSORPTION;

CARBON BLACK;

EID: 4043152074     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.05.034     Document Type: Article

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