Reliability of Sensors Based on Nanowire Networks When the Electrical Current is Allowed to Move in All Directions
Nanowire networks have great potential in many industrial applications, including batteries, electrical circuits, solar cells, and sensors. In this paper we focus on a specific hydrogen gas nanosensor whose sensing element is a network of palladium nanowires. The nanosensor is modeled using a square...
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description | Nanowire networks have great potential in many industrial applications, including batteries, electrical circuits, solar cells, and sensors. In this paper we focus on a specific hydrogen gas nanosensor whose sensing element is a network of palladium nanowires. The nanosensor is modeled using a square, equilateral triangle, and hexagonal lattice. We provide the reliability behavior of this nanosensor when the electrical current is allowed to move in all directions. Our findings reveal an improvement in reliability compared to the scenario where the electrical current could not move from right to left. We show this improvement both analytically and through simulation. |
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spelling | doaj.art-3d80a87d4add489588d4c817a2c5a7432022-12-22T02:32:52ZengMDPI AGChemosensors2227-90402014-01-0121132510.3390/chemosensors2010013chemosensors2010013Reliability of Sensors Based on Nanowire Networks When the Electrical Current is Allowed to Move in All DirectionsNader Ebrahimi0Kristin McCullough1Division of Statistics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USADepartment of Mathematics, Grand View University, Des Moines, IA 50316, USANanowire networks have great potential in many industrial applications, including batteries, electrical circuits, solar cells, and sensors. In this paper we focus on a specific hydrogen gas nanosensor whose sensing element is a network of palladium nanowires. The nanosensor is modeled using a square, equilateral triangle, and hexagonal lattice. We provide the reliability behavior of this nanosensor when the electrical current is allowed to move in all directions. Our findings reveal an improvement in reliability compared to the scenario where the electrical current could not move from right to left. We show this improvement both analytically and through simulation.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/2/1/13nanosensornanowirereliabilityreliability growthpercolationlattice |
spellingShingle | Nader Ebrahimi Kristin McCullough Reliability of Sensors Based on Nanowire Networks When the Electrical Current is Allowed to Move in All Directions Chemosensors nanosensor nanowire reliability reliability growth percolation lattice |
title | Reliability of Sensors Based on Nanowire Networks When the Electrical Current is Allowed to Move in All Directions |
title_full | Reliability of Sensors Based on Nanowire Networks When the Electrical Current is Allowed to Move in All Directions |
title_fullStr | Reliability of Sensors Based on Nanowire Networks When the Electrical Current is Allowed to Move in All Directions |
title_full_unstemmed | Reliability of Sensors Based on Nanowire Networks When the Electrical Current is Allowed to Move in All Directions |
title_short | Reliability of Sensors Based on Nanowire Networks When the Electrical Current is Allowed to Move in All Directions |
title_sort | reliability of sensors based on nanowire networks when the electrical current is allowed to move in all directions |
topic | nanosensor nanowire reliability reliability growth percolation lattice |
url | http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/2/1/13 |
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