Sensitive NH3 OH and HCl gas sensors using self-aligned and self-welded multiwalled carbon nanotubes

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1435-1439

  Tabib Azar, Massood ^a   Xie, Yan ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up technique; multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; FAST RESPONSE TIME; MECHANICAL BONDING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNTS); REVERSIBLE INTERACTIONS; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); WELDING;

GASES;

EID: 58149272812     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.904854     Document Type: Conference Paper

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