Percolated pore networks of oxygen plasma-activated multi-walled carbon nanotubes for fast response, high sensitivity capacitive humidity sensors

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Hong, H P ^a   Jung, K H ^a   Kim, J H ^a   Kwon, K H ^a   Lee, C J ^a   Yun, K N ^a   Min, N K ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAPACITIVE HUMIDITY SENSORS; CAPACITIVE-TYPE; COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY; CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODES; CONVENTIONAL METALS; FAST RESPONSE; HIGH SENSITIVITY; OXYGEN PLASMA ACTIVATION; POLYIMIDE LAYERS; PORE NETWORKS; SENSING FILMS; WATER ADSORPTION; WATER MOLECULE;

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HUMIDITY SENSORS; MOLECULES; OXYGEN; PLASMAS; POLYIMIDES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84873471024     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/8/085501     Document Type: Article

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