A theoretical investigation of the effect of adsorbed NO2 molecules on electronic transport in semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 955-965

  Hsieh, Shang Chieh ^a   Wang, Shih Min ^a   Li, Feng Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION SITE; CONDUCTIVITY VARIATION; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; FINITE LENGTH; GAS SENSORS; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; SENSING MECHANISM; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

ADSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; MOLECULES; SENSORS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 78650246539     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.09.062     Document Type: Article

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