Humidity sensors based on polyaniline nanofibres

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 530-534

  Zeng, Fan Wu ^a   Liu, Xiao Xia ^a   Diamond, Dermot ^b   Lau, King Tong ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conducting polymer; Humidity sensor; PAni nanofibres; Polyaniline; Polymer swelling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; IR DATA; NANOFIBRES; PANI NANOFIBRES; POLYMER OXIDATION; POLYMER SWELLING; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HUMIDITY SENSORS; MOISTURE; NANOFIBERS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYANILINE; WATER ABSORPTION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 73149118477     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.09.050     Document Type: Article

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