Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1547248 | Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A novel field emission pressure sensor has been achieved utilizing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) arrays as the electron source. The sensor consisted of the anode-sensing film fabricated by wet etching process and multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) arrays cathode in the micro-vacuum chamber. MWNTs were grown on the silicon substrate by thermal CVD. The prototype pressure sensor had measured sensitivity of about 0.35–6.1 nA/Pa (5–550 KPa). The work suggests the potential use of CNTs-based field-emitter in microsensors such as accelerometers and tactile sensors.
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Authors
Kaiyou Qian, Ting Chen, Bingyong Yan, Yangkui Lin, Dong Xu, Zhuo Sun, Bingchu Cai,