NO2 and humidity sensing characteristics of few-layer graphenes

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-322

  Ghosh, Anupama ^a,b   Late, Dattatray J ^a   Panchakarla, L S ^a   Govindaraj, A ^a,b   Rao, C N R ^a,b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Graphene; Humidity sensor; NO2 sensor

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL; ARC DISCHARGE; GAS SENSOR; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENES; HUMIDITY SENSING; NANO DIAMOND; NITROGEN-DOPED; NO2 SENSOR; SENSING CHARACTERISTICS;

GALERKIN METHODS; GAS DETECTORS; GRAPHITE; HUMIDITY SENSORS;

MOISTURE;

BORON; GRAPHENE; HYDROGEN; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS SENSOR; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 70449132343     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080903115379     Document Type: Article

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