Humidity detection by nanostructured ZnO: A wireless quartz crystal microbalance investigation

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 209-214

  Zhou, Xiaofeng ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Jiang, Tao ^a   Wang, Xiaohua ^a   Zhu, Ziqiang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Humidity sensor; Nanostructured ZnO; Quartz crystal microbalance; Relative humidity; Wireless sensor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; HUMIDITY SENSORS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; ZINC OXIDE;

INTERACTION DISTANCE; SENSOR SIGNALS; WIRELESS SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 33947262124     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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