title: Flexible sensor based on carbon nanofibers with multifunctional sensing features.
abstract: Herein, we present the fabrication and characterization of a flexible gas sensor based on carbon nanofibers. The sensing device is composed of interdigitated silver electrodes deposited by inkjet printing on Kapton substrates, subsequently coated with carbon nanofibers as sensing element. Gas sensing response to CO, NH3 and humidity has been characterized in detail. Thermal, mechanical and electromagnetic radiation effects have also been studied and discussed from the point of view of the cross-sensitivity. The obtained results open the door for a new generation of flexible sensors with multifunctional sensing features, which are producible with scalable techniques based on low cost nanomaterials.
authors.affiliation: MIND/IN(2)UB Electronics Department, Universitat de Barcelona, c/Martí i Franquès 1, Planta 2, Barcelona 08028, Spain. omonereo@el.ub.edu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Monereo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Claramunt
authors.forename: M Martínez de
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Marigorta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boix
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leghrib
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Prades
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cornet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cirera
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000032:analysis*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis*; D006813:Humidity; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D012834:Silver; D002244:Carbon; D000641:Ammonia; D002248:Carbon Monoxide