Composites of polyvinyl alcohol and carbon (coils, undoped and nitrogen doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes) as ethanol, methanol and toluene vapor sensors

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 10211-10218

  Greenshields, Márcia W C C ^a   Hümmelgen, Ivo A ^a   Mamo, Messai A ^b   Shaikjee, Ahmed ^b   Mhlanga, Sabelo D ^b   Van Otterlo, Willem A L ^b,c   Coville, Neil J ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbon Nanocoils; Carbon Nanotubes; Electrical Properties; Polymers; Sensors

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE RESPONSE; CARBON MATERIAL; CARBON NANOCOILS; CARBON STRUCTURES; CHEMICAL SENSING; CHEMICAL SPECIES; ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; INTERACTIVITY; NITROGEN-DOPED; STRUCTURAL SPECIFICITY; TOLUENE VAPORS; VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ETHANOL; METHANOL; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SENSORS; TOLUENE; VAPORS;

CARBON;

ALCOHOL; CARBON NANOTUBE; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITE; NITROGEN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHANOL; GASES; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NITROGEN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; THERMODYNAMICS; TOLUENE;

EID: 84857174116     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4991     Document Type: Article

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