SWNT based nanosensors for wireless detection of explosives and chemical warfare agents

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 202-210

  Liu, Yu ^a   Chen, Chia Ling ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Sonkusale, Sameer R ^a   Wang, Ming L ^a   Dokmeci, Mehmet R ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; explosive detection; gas sensors; wireless transmission

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE SENSORS; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CMOS CHIPS; COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; DIMETHYL METHYLPHOSPHONATE; DINITROTOLUENES; EXPLOSIVE DETECTION; NERVE AGENTS; OFF-CHIP COMPONENTS; SENSING SYSTEMS; STAND-OFF DISTANCE (SOD); SWNT SENSORS; TRACE LEVEL; WIRELESS DETECTION; WIRELESS SENSING; WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; ESTERS; EXPLOSIVES; NANOSENSORS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); VAPORS;

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION;

EID: 84872247899     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2012.2211007     Document Type: Article

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