DEP-based fabrication and characterization of electronic-grade CNTs for nano-sensing applications

2007 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology - IEEE-NANO 2007, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-6

  Ouyang, Mengxing ^a   Sin, Mandy L Y ^a   Chow, Gary C T ^a   Li, Wen J ^a   Han, Xuliang ^b   Janzen, Daniel C ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BREWER SCIENCE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectrophoresis; Electronic grade carbon nanotubes; Humidity sensor; Micro nano sensing

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMIDITY SENSORS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; NANOSENSORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; SENSORS; TECHNOLOGY;

CNT SENSORS; DIELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; ELECTRONIC-GRADE CARBON NANOTUBES; FABRICATED SENSORS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; HUMIDITY SENSING; HUMIDITY SENSOR; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LINEAR DEPENDENCIES; MICRO/NANO SENSING; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SENSING DEVICES; SENSING ELEMENTS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 52949102585     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NANO.2007.4601128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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