Selectivity enhancement using mesoporous silica thin films for single walled carbon nanotube based vapour sensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-127

  Battie, Yann ^a   Ducloux, Olivier ^b   Patout, Loïc ^a   Thobois, Philippe ^b   Loiseau, Annick ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes network; Diffusion barrier; Mesoporous silica film; Sol gel; Vapour sensor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; HIGH SENSITIVITY; MESOPOROUS SILICA; MESOPOROUS SILICA FILM; MESOPOROUS SILICA THIN FILMS; SELECTIVE SENSORS; SELECTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; SILICA LAYERS;

CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFUSION BARRIERS; SENSORS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84857658715     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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