Screen-printed Fe2O3/ZnO thick films for gas sensing applications

Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-39

  Arshak, K ^a   Gaidan, I ^a   Cavanagh, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alcohol vapor; Gas sensor; Iron oxide; Thick film; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; IRON OXIDES; SCREEN PRINTING; ZINC OXIDE;

ALCOHOL VAPOR; GLASS SUBSTRATES; SILVER ELECTRODES;

THICK FILMS;

FILM; IRON OXIDES; SENSORS; SILK SCREEN PRINTING; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 28044436255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4071/1551-4897-2.1.25     Document Type: Article

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