CNT based sensors

CIMTEC 2008 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Smart Materials and Micro/Nanosystems

Volumn 54, Issue , 2008, Pages 343-349

  Hierold, Christofer ^a   Helbling, Thomas ^a   Roman, Cosmin ^a   Durrer, Lukas ^a   Jungen, Alain ^a,b   Stampfer, Christoph ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Nicronex Consulting Sari   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Gas sensor; NEMS; Pressure sensor; Sensor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; NANOSYSTEMS; NANOTUBES; NEMS; PRESSURE SENSORS; SENSORS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); YARN;

BIOCHEMICAL SENSING; CARBON NANOTUBE SENSORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE; NANO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; SCALE INTEGRATION; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWNTS);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 62649107884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.54.343     Document Type: Conference Paper

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