Effects of palladium loading on the response of a thick film flame-made ZnO gas sensor for detection of ethanol vapor

Sensors

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1159-1184

  Liewhiran, Chaikarn ^a   Phanichphant, Sukon ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ethanol sensor; Flame spray pyrolysis; Palladium; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELLULOSE FILMS; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ETHANOL; FLAME SPRAYING; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; PYROLYSIS; SPRAY GUNS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THICK FILMS;

CO PULSE CHEMISORPTIONS; ETHANOL SENSORS; HEXAGONAL PARTICLES; PALLADIUM LOADING; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; ROD-LIKE MORPHOLOGY; SEM AND EDS ANALYSIS; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 34547640827     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s7071159     Document Type: Article

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