Ammonia sensing characteristics of carbon-nanotube yarns decorated with nanocrystalline gold

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 5265-5270

  Randeniya, Lakshman K ^a   Martin, Philip J ^a   Bendavid, Avi ^a   McDonnell, Jill ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GOLD; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; SURFACE TREATMENT; YARN;

AMMONIA SENSING; CARBON NANOTUBE YARNS; CHEMIRESISTORS; ELECTRODEPOSITION METHODS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PLASMA TREATMENT; PULSED DIRECT CURRENT; VERTICALLY ALIGNED;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84856695078     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.07.044     Document Type: Article

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