Selective detection of benzene traces at room temperature using metal decorated carbon nanotubes

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2010, Pages 385-388

  Leghrib, R ^a   Felten, A ^b   Demoisson, F ^c   Reniers, F ^c   Pireaux, J J ^b   Llobet, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Benzene sensor; Metal decoration; Metal nanoparticles; Multiwall carbon nanotube; Oxygen plasma treatment

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HYBRID MATERIALS; METAL CLEANING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; MICROSENSORS; MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; TRACE ELEMENTS; YARN;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HIGH SENSITIVITY; METAL DECORATION; METAL-DECORATED CARBON NANOTUBES; MICROSENSOR ARRAYS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (MWCNTS); OXYGEN PLASMA TREATMENTS; SELECTIVE DETECTION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 78650630144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18777058     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2010.09.128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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