Nanogaps controlled by liquid nitrogen freezing and the effects on hydrogen gas sensor performance

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 192, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-144

  Chang, Taehoo ^a   Jung, Hwaebong ^a   Jang, Byungjin ^a   Lee, Junmin ^a   Noh, Jin Seo ^a   Lee, Wooyoung ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrogen gas (H2); Liquid nitrogen; Nanogap; Palladium (Pd); Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERIC SUBSTRATES; FAST RESPONSE; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGEN GAS SENSORS; HYDROGEN SENSOR; HYDROGEN-SENSING; LOW DETECTION LIMIT; NANO-GAP; NANOGAPS; PD FILM; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PRE-STRAIN; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; FREEZING; GAS DETECTORS; LIQUID NITROGEN; SILICONES;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 84873805397     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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