AC-conductance and capacitance measurements for ethanol vapor detection using carbon nanotube-polyvinyl alcohol composite based devices

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 2384-2388

  Greenshields, Márcia W C C ^a   Meruvia, Michelle S ^a,b   Hümmelgen, Ivo A ^a   Coville, Neil J ^c   Mhlanga, Sabelo D ^c   Ceragioli, Helder J ^d   Quispe, Jose C Rojas ^d   Baranauskas, Vitor ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d Fac de Eng Eletrica e de Computacao Depto de Telematica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrical properties; Polymers; Sensors

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE VARIATION; ETHANOL SENSORS; ETHANOL VAPOR; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; INTER-DIGITATED ELECTRODES; LOW FREQUENCY; MULTI-WALLED;

CAPACITANCE; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ETHANOL; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; SENSORS;

CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT;

ALCOHOL; CARBON NANOTUBE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONDUCTOMETRY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CONDUCTOMETRY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; GASES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 79955801727     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3518     Document Type: Conference Paper

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