Carbon nanotubes with adsorbed Au for sensing gas

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2423-2427

  Lin, Zheng Dong ^a   Hsiao, Chih Hung ^a   Young, Sheng Joue ^b   Huang, Chien Sheng ^c   Chang, Shoou Jinn ^a   Wang, Sheng Bo ^a  

^a Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Au nanoparticle; carbon nanotube (CNT); gas sensing device

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; AVERAGE LENGTH; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNT); ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLS; NANOTUBE SURFACE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SI SUBSTRATES; THERMAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; GAS DETECTORS; GOLD; NANOPARTICLES; VAPORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84877892460     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2256124     Document Type: Article

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