High sensitivity ozone sensors for environmental monitoring produced using laser ablated nanocrystalline metal oxides

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-19

  Starke, Thomas K H ^a,b   Coles, Gary S V ^b  

^a IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nanomaterials; Ozone detector; Semiconductor gas sensors; Tin dioxide

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIALS; OZONE DETECTOR; SEMICONDUCTOR GAS SENSORS; TIN DIOXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; LASER ABLATION; MONITORING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OZONE; TIN COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0002834571     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7361.987056     Document Type: Article

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