Quartz crystal microbalance coated with sol-gel-derived indium-tin oxide thin films as gas sensor for NO detection

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 236, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 23-30

  Zhang, J ^a,b   Hu, J ^b   Zhu, Z Q ^a   Gong, H ^b   O'Shea, S J ^c  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Indium tin oxide; Quartz crystal microbalance; Resonant frequency

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CRYSTALS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; SPIN COATING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE (QCM); SOL GEL SOLUTION;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

INDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRODE; FILM; GAS ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STANDARDIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 1942536520     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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