Vapour sensing with conductive polymer nanocomposites (CPC): Polycarbonate-carbon nanotubes transducers with hierarchical structure processed by spray layer by layer

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 451-460

  Lu, Jianbo ^a   Kumar, Bijandra ^a   Castro, Mickaël ^a   Feller, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Carbon nanotube; Chemo electrical behaviour; Conductive polymer nanocomposite; Vapour sensing; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANALYTE MOLECULES; CHEMO-ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOUR; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; FILMS THICKNESS; FLORY-HUGGINS INTERACTION PARAMETER; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIERARCHICALLY STRUCTURE; LANGMUIR; LAYER BY LAYER; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; VAPOUR SENSING;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; CORROSION PREVENTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYMERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 67649336408     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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