Piezoresistive characteristics of MWNT nanocomposites and fabrication as a polymer pressure sensor

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Gau, C ^a   Ko, H S ^a   Chen, H T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS; CARBON-NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITIES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATIONS; MASS PRODUCTIONS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEMS; MICROPOLYMER; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; POLYSILICON SENSORS; RAPID RESPONSE; SENSING MATERIALS; SENSOR PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATIONS; THERMALLY STABLES;

COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FABRICATION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; POLYSILICON; PRESSURE SENSORS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOCOMPOSITE; CARBON NANOTUBE; POLYIMIDE RESIN; RESIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NANOSENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MACROMOLECULE; MANOMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MANOMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 65549150363     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/18/185503     Document Type: Article

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