Flow-driven voltage generation in carbon nanotubes

Sood, A. K. ; Ghosh, S. ; Das, Anindya (2005) Flow-driven voltage generation in carbon nanotubes Pramana - Journal of Physics, 65 (4). pp. 571-579. ISSN 0304-4289

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Abstract

The flow of various liquids and gases over single-walled carbon nanotube bundles induces an electrical signal (voltage/current) in the sample along the direction of the flow. The electrical response generated by the flow of liquids is found to be logarithmic in the flow speed over a wide range. In contrast, voltage generated by the flow of gas is quadratically dependent on the gas flow velocity. It was found that the underlying physics for the generation of electrical signals by liquids and gases are different. For the liquid, the Coulombic interaction between the ions in the liquid and the charge carriers in the nanotube plays a key role while electrical signal generation due to gas flow is due to an interplay of Bernoulli's principle and Seebeck effect. Unlike the liquid case which is specific to the nanotubes, the gas flow effect can be seen for a variety of solids ranging from single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, graphite and doped semiconductors.

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Keywords:Nanotubes; Flow Sensors
ID Code:50307
Deposited On:22 Jul 2011 13:55
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