A capacitive humidity sensor based on multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 7431-7444

  Chen, Wei Ping ^a,b   Zhao, Zhen Gang ^a   Liu, Xiao Wei ^a,b   Zhang, Zhong Xin ^a   Suo, Chun Guang ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensor; Capillary condensation; Carbon nanotubes(CNTs); Humidity sensor

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE SIGNAL; CAPACITANCE-TO-VOLTAGE CONVERTERS; CAPACITIVE HUMIDITY SENSORS; CAPILLARY CONDENSATION; ELECTRODE DISTANCES; SALINE SOLUTIONS; TWO PLATES; VOLTAGE SIGNALS;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITIVE SENSORS; CARBON NANOTUBES;

HUMIDITY SENSORS;

EID: 70350004968     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90907431     Document Type: Article

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