The results of a voltage-current characteristics study of sensors made of graphite paper with multiwall nanotubes are presented. It has been found experimentally that these samples are usable as gas sensors for the detection of NH3, H2, and Cl2 in air.
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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 5, pp. 69–71, May, 2016.
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Antonenko, S.V. A Sensor of Graphite Paper with Multiwalled Nanotubes. Meas Tech 59, 551–554 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-016-1006-1
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