Nanocomposites of carbon nanotube (CNTs)/CuO with high sensitivity to organic volatiles at room temperature

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 235-245

  Zheng, Jing ^a   Zhang, Qingqing ^a   He, Xiaochun ^a   Gao, Mingjun ^a   Ma, Xingfa ^a,b   Li, Guang ^c  

^a YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c STATE KEY LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube (CNTs); Chemical sensors; CuO; Nanocomposites; Organic volatiles; Sensitivity improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892578539     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.03.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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