Effect of Electron Drag on Performances of Carbon Nanotubes as Flow Sensors

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2004-04-14
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Experimentally,theelectrondrageffectoncarbonnanotubesurfaceinflowingliquidswasinvestigated.Itwasfoundthatelectriccurrentcouldbegeneratedinmetalliccarbonnanotubesimmersedintheliquids.CarbonnanotubesweresynthesizedonSisubstratebyhotfilamentchemicalvapordeposition.Theexperimentalresultsshowedthattheflow-inducedcurrentonthesurfaceofcarbonnanotubefilmswascloselydependedontheflowrate,concentration,propertiesandtemperatureofliquids.Theflow-inducedcurrentwasincreasedwiththeincreasingofflowrate,concentrationandtemperatureofliquids.Theobtainedresultswerediscussedindetail.