Electrical response and adsorption performance of novel composites from polystyrene filled with carbon aerogel in organic vapors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-66

  Zhang, Bin ^a   Dong, Xianming ^a,b   Song, Wei ^a   Wu, Dingcai ^a   Fu, Ruowen ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a   Zhang, Mingqiu ^a  

^a PCFM Laboratory   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbon aerogel; Composite; Conductivity; Gas sensor

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROGELS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYSTYRENES;

CARBON AEROGELS; GAS RESPONSIVITY; ORGANIC VAPORS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 43749104036     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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