Molecularly mediated thin film assembly of nanoparticles on flexible devices: Electrical conductivity versus device strains in different gas/vapor environment

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 6516-6526

  Yin, Jun ^a   Hu, Peipei ^a   Luo, Jin ^a   Wang, Lingyan ^a   Cohen, Melissa F ^a   Zhong, Chuan Jian ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical sensors; device strain; dielectric properties; molecularly engineered nanoparticles; thin film assembly flexible substrates

Indexed keywords

CHEMIRESISTORS; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; DEVICE STRAIN; DIELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPOSURE ENVIRONMENT; FLEXIBLE ARRAYS; FLEXIBLE DEVICE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MOLECULAR ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULARLY ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE ASSEMBLIES; SMALL DEVICES; THIN FILM ASSEMBLY; THIN FILM ASSEMBLY FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES; VAPOR MOLECULES;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROELECTRODES; MOLECULES; NANOPARTICLES; STRAIN; THIN FILMS; VAPORS;

EQUIPMENT;

GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; GAS; MECHANICAL STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLATILIZATION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GASES; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 80052059611     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn201858c     Document Type: Article

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