Patent ID: 9518885
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: B82Y,G01K,G01L,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A temperature sensor comprising: a thermocouple body comprising a first carbon nanotube and a second carbon nanotube, wherein the first carbon nanotube and the second carbon nanotubes comprise a junction at a first end of the thermocouple body, wherein the first carbon nanotube and the second carbon nanotube have dissimilar electrical properties, and wherein the first carbon nanotube has a greater number of defects than the second carbon nanotube; and a voltmeter in electrical communication with the first carbon nanotube and the second carbon nanotube, wherein application of temperature to the first end of the thermocouple body produces a current in a circuit composed of the first carbon nanotube and the second carbon nanotube that is proportional to the temperature.