Improved Selectivity and Sensitivity of Gas Sensing Using a 3D Reduced Graphene Oxide Hydrogel with an Integrated Microheater

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 49, 2015, Pages 27502-27510

  Wu, Jin ^a   Tao, Kai ^a   Miao, Jianmin ^a   Norford, Leslie K ^b,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

gas sensor; microheater; NO2; reduced graphene oxide hydrogel; selectivity; three dimensional structures

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CHEMICAL DETECTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; HEATING EQUIPMENT; HYDROGELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NITROGEN OXIDES;

INCREASED TEMPERATURE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROHEATER; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; SELECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84950290956     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09695     Document Type: Article

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