Comparison of morphology and electrical conductivity of various thin films containing nano-crystalline praseodymium oxide particles

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 191-198

  Shrestha, S ^a   Yeung, C M Y ^a   Nunnerley, C ^b   Tsang, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Smiths Detection   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct heat treatment; Grain size; Impedance; Microemulsion; Nanoparticle; Particle size; Praseodymium oxide; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROEMULSIONS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PRASEODYMIUM NITRATE; PRASEODYMIUM OXIDE; SENSOR MATERIALS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 34247106675     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.11.019     Document Type: Article

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