Functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes for chemical vapour detection

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 5-7, 2013, Pages 485-495

  Hafaiedh, Imen ^a   Clément, Pierrick ^b   Baccar, Hamdi ^a   Llobet, Eduard ^b   Abdelghani, Adnane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Impedance spectroscopy; MWCNT; Scanning electron microscope; SEM; TEM; Transmission electron microscope; Vapour sensors

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ELECTRONS; ETHANOL; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINA SUBSTRATES; CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS; FUNCTIONALISED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIMITS OF DETECTION; MWCNT; RESISTANCE VARIATIONS; VAPOUR SENSORS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84875857067     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2013.053518     Document Type: Article

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