title: Chemical vapor detection using single-walled carbon nanotubes.
abstract: Single-walled carbon nanotubes possess unique properties that make them a potentially ideal material for chemical sensing. However, their extremely small size also presents technical challenges for realizing a practical sensor technology. In this tutorial review we explore the transduction physics by which the presence of molecular adsorbates is converted into a measurable electronic signal, and we identify solutions to the problems such as nanotube device fabrication and large, low-frequency noise that have inhibited commercial sensor development. Finally, we examine strategies to provide the necessary chemical specificity to realize a nanotube-based detection system for trace-level chemical vapor detection.
authors.affiliation: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Robinson