Effect of plasma treatment on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for the detection of H2S and SO2

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 9375-9385

  Zhang, Xiaoxing ^a   Yang, Bing ^a   Wang, Xiaojing ^a   Luo, Chenchen ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Gas sensor; Modification

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; GAS; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

GASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NANOTUBES, CARBON; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84864363617     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120709375     Document Type: Article

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