Pt-TiO2/MWCNTs hybrid composites for monitoring low hydrogen concentrations in air

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 12361-12373

  Trocino, Stefano ^a   Donato, Andrea ^a   Latino, Mariangela ^b   Donato, Nicola ^c   Leonardi, Salvatore Gianluca ^c   Neri, Giovanni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hybrid nanocomposites; Hydrogen sensor; MWCNTs; Tio2

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; HYDROGEN LEAK DETECTION; HYDROGEN SENSOR; INTER-DIGITATED ELECTRODES; LOW HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; MWCNTS; TIO;

ALUMINA; CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATINUM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84867026324     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120912361     Document Type: Article

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