Self-heating effects in large arrangements of randomly oriented carbon nanofibers: Application to gas sensors

Abstract Herein, we prove that self-heating effects occur in sensor films made of randomly oriented nanoparticles (electro-sprayed, drop-casted and paint-brushed films of carbon nanofibers). A 2-point calibration method, reliable enough to overcome the lack of reproducibility of low cost fabrication methods, is also proposed. Self-heating operation makes possible reaching temperatures up to 250 °C with power consumptions in the range of tens of mW. For certain low-temperature applications (

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