%0 Journal Article
%T Characteristics of Nanoparticles-Based Chemical Sensors
%A Jason Stephens
%A A. K. Batra
%A James R. Currie
%J Materials Sciences and Applications
%P 448-452
%@ 2153-1188
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/msa.2012.37063
%X Semiconducting nanoparticle tin oxide-based sensors have been prepared with a pressure load of 4, 6, 8, 10 tons and reinforced with carbon nanofibers (CNF) in SnO2 matrix. The SnO2/CNF sensor¡¯s sensitivity for ethyl alcohol has in-creased by a factor of two, in compared with that of pure SnO2 8-ton pressed sensor with lower response time. These results open the way towards further optimized lower cost CNF nanocomposite sensors as compared with expensive tin oxide/carbon nanotubes sensors.
%K Chemical Sensors
%K Tin Oxide
%K Nano-composites
%K Carbon Nanofiber
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=21154