Palladium nanowires assembly by dielectrophoresis investigated as hydrogen sensors

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 776-781

  La Ferrara, Vera ^a   Alfano, Brigida ^b   Massera, Ettore ^a   Di Francia, Girolamo ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrogen sensor; Palladium nanowires; Solid state gas sensor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GAS DETECTORS; HYDROGEN; NANOWIRES; NONMETALS; PALLADIUM; SENSORS;

DIELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTRICAL RESPONSES; HYDROGEN SENSOR; INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODES; PALLADIUM NANOWIRES; RESPONSE TIMES; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SENSING ELEMENTS; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SOLID STATE GAS SENSOR;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 58149265191     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2008.926333     Document Type: Article

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