A simple method to fabricate chemical sensors using horizontally aligned clean carbon nanotubes

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 425-428

  Jung, S M ^a   Jung, H Y ^a   Suh, J S ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrophoresis; Gas sensors; NH3 gas; NO2 gas

Indexed keywords

ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES; COATED GLASS; DC VOLTAGE; FABRICATION PROCESS; FISSURE FORMATION; GAS SENSORS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LOW NOISE; MASS PRODUCIBLE; NH3 GAS; NO2 GAS; RESPONSE TIME; SIMPLE METHOD;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GAS DETECTORS; GASES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 66349125313     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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