High performance flexible sensor based on inorganic nanomaterials

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 176, Issue , 2013, Pages 522-533

  Hu, Bin ^a   Chen, Wen ^b   Zhou, Jun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon; Inorganic flexible sensor; Nanostructure; Oxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDES; SENSOR NETWORKS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES; FLEXIBLE ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; FLEXIBLE SENSOR; INORGANIC NANOMATERIALS; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICES; PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES;

FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84875458676     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.09.036     Document Type: Review

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