Low temperature synthesis and NOx sensing properties of nanostructured Al-doped ZnO

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 382-386

  Navale, S C ^a,b   Ravi, V ^a   Mulla, I S ^a   Gosavi, S W ^b   Kulkarni, S K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminum doping; Nanomaterial; NOx; Sensor; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ADSORPTION; ALCOHOLS; AMMONIA; AZO DYES; PELLETIZING;

ALUMINUM-DOPED ZNO (AZO); GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; SCHERRER FORMULA; SENSING PROPERTIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 34548612274     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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