Ultrahigh sensitivity and layer-dependent sensing performance of phosphorene-based gas sensors

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cui, Shumao ^a   Pu, Haihui ^a   Wells, Spencer A ^b,c   Wen, Zhenhai ^a   Mao, Shun ^a   Chang, Jingbo ^a   Hersam, Mark C ^b,c   Chen, Junhong ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; INSTRUMENTATION; NITROUS OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84944896487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9632     Document Type: Article

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