Effects of dimensions on the sensitivity of a conducting polymer microwire sensor

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 912-920

  Luo, Cheng ^a   Chakraborty, Anirban ^a  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Intermediate layer lithography; Microwire sensors; Sensitivity; Surface to volume ratio

Indexed keywords

ACETONE VAPORS; GEOMETRICAL DIMENSIONS; HIGH SENSITIVITIES; INDIVIDUAL DIMENSIONS; INTERMEDIATE-LAYER LITHOGRAPHY; MICROWIRE SENSORS; PEDOT-PSS; POLY(STYRENESULFONATE); SENSITIVITY; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; TWO DIMENSIONS;

ACETONE; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; METHANOL; MICROSENSORS; NANOSENSORS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYMERS; POLYPYRROLES; SURFACES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 67349104990     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.11.064     Document Type: Article

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