Fabrication of humidity sensors by multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-309

  Tsai, Jeff T H ^a   Lu, Chih Cheng ^b   Li, Jason G ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Dielectrophoresis; Humidity sensor

Indexed keywords

DIELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS; METAL ELECTRODES; MINIATURE THERMOCOUPLES; NANOTUBE SURFACE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RESISTANCE VARIATIONS; SENSING DEVICES; SENSING MATERIAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE LEVEL; WATER MOLECULE;

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; FABRICATION; HUMIDITY SENSORS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MOISTURE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SILICON WAFERS; THERMOCOUPLES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON; NANOTUBE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR;

EID: 77954275585     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080903513300     Document Type: Article

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