Copper sulphide (CuxS) as an ammonia gas sensor working at room temperature

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-143

  Sagade, Abhay A ^a   Sharma, Ramphal ^a  

^a DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Ammonia; Copper sulphide; Gas sensor; SEM; Stoichiometry; XRD

Indexed keywords

COPPER ALLOYS; DEPOSITS;

COPPER SULPHIDES; SOLUTION GROWTH TECHNIQUE (SGT);

COPPER;

EID: 46449109953     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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