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Carbon nanotube temperature and pressure sensors

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1332265
The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a method of measuring pressure or temperature using a sensor including a sensor element composed of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. In one example, the resistance of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is measured in response to the application of temperature or pressure. The changes in resistance are then recorded and correlated to temperature or pressure. In one embodiment, the present invention provides for independent measurement of pressure or temperature using the sensors disclosed herein.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
9,494,478
Application Number:
14/035,080
OSTI ID:
1332265
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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