Low Temperature Ethanol Gas Sensor based on SnO 2/MWNTs Nanocomposite

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2009, Pages 185-188

  Sahraei, Alizadeh O ^a   Khodadadi, A ^a   Mortazavi, Y ^a   Vesali, Naseh M ^a   Mosadegh, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Functionalized; Gas sensor; Low temperature; Nanocomposite; Tin oxide

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL SENSORS; FUNCTIONALIZED; GAS SENSOR; GAS SENSORS; LOW TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MATRIX; MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION METHODS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEM IMAGE; SONOCHEMICAL; SURFACE AREA; THICK LAYERS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ETHANOL; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SENSORS; TIN;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 78651596625     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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