A wide range conductometric pH sensor made with titanium dioxide/multiwall carbon nanotube/cellulose hybrid nanocomposite

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4157-4162

  Chen, Yi ^a   Mun, Seong Cheol ^a   Kim, Jaehwan ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cellulose; hybrid nanocomposite; multi wall carbon nanotubes; pH sensor; titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE SOLUTIONS; CONDUCTOMETRICS; CRYSTALLINE-TIO; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LONG-TERM STABILITY TEST;

BLENDING; CELLULOSE; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDES; PH; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PH SENSORS;

EID: 84884831550     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2261812     Document Type: Article

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