Enhanced gas sensing in pristine carbon nanotubes under continuous ultraviolet light illumination

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chen, Gugang ^a   Paronyan, Tereza M ^a   Pigos, Elena M ^a   Harutyunyan, Avetik R ^a  

^a Honda R&D Americas Inc   (United States)

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EID: 84859768491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00343     Document Type: Article

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