RFID passive gas sensor integrating carbon nanotubes

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 10 PART 2, 2011, Pages 2674-2684

  Occhiuzzi, C ^a   Rida, A ^b   Marrocco, G ^a   Tentzeris, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanotube; Passive gas sensor; RF identification (RFID)

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES (CNT); HAZARDOUS GAS; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; HOLLOW STRUCTURE; LOW-COST SENSORS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RESISTIVE LOADS; RF IDENTIFICATIONS; RADIO SENSORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; GAS DETECTORS; NANOTUBES; SENSORS;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 84862108199     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2163416     Document Type: Article

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