ZnO gas sensors: A comparison between nanoparticles and nanotetrapods-based thick films

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 164-169

  Carotta, M C ^a,c   Cervi, A ^a   di Natale, V ^a   Gherardi, S ^a   Giberti, A ^a,c   Guidi, V ^a   Puzzovio, D ^a   Vendemiati, B ^a   Martinelli, G ^a   Sacerdoti, M ^a   Calestani, D ^b   Zappettini, A ^b,c   Zha, M ^b   Zanotti, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b IMEM CNR   (Italy)

^c Laboratorio LARIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemoresistive gas sensors; Nanomaterials; Semiconductor oxides; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; GELATION; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SENSORS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; THICK FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMORESISTIVE GAS SENSORS; CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILM CHARACTERIZATIONS; GAS-SENSING; NANO-CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANO-TETRAPODS; NANOMATERIALS; OXIDIZING GAS; SEM; SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDES; SOL - GELS; SURFACE BARRIERS; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; SYNTHETIC PROCESS; TEM; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; VAPOR TRANSPORTS; XRD; ZNO; ZNO GAS SENSORS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 60549091159     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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