Influence of raw carbon nanotubes diameter for the optimization of the load composition ratio in epoxy amperometric composite sensors

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 652-661

  Munoz J ^a   Bartroli J ^a   Cespedes F ^a   Baeza, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPEROMETRIC SENSORS; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON; CHARACTERIZATION; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EPOXY RESINS; IMPURITIES; SOLVENTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YARN;

COMPOSITE ELECTRODE; DIAMETER/LENGTH RATIO; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; IMPURITIES CONTENTS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PERCOLATION THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SENSORS CONSTRUCTION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84911987221     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8624-2     Document Type: Article

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