Noble metal catalytic contacts to sol-gel nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin films for sensing methane

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 551-557

  Bhattacharyya, P ^a   Basu, P K ^a   Lang, C ^b   Saha, H ^a   Basu, S ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Methane detection; Nanocrystalline zinc oxide; Pd (Ag); Resistive gas sensor; Rh and Pt catalytic contacts; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; METHANE; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYTIC CONTACTS; METHANE DETECTION; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZINC OXIDES; RESISTIVE GAS SENSORS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 38949163322     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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