Hydrogen sensing with Pt-functionalized GaN nanowires

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 196-199

  Wright, J S ^a   Lim, Wantae ^a   Gila, B P ^a   Pearton, S J ^a   Johnson, Jason L ^a   Ural, Ant ^a   Ren, F ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

GaN; Hydrogen; Nanowires

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ACTIVATION ENERGY; FUNCTIONALIZED; GAN; GAN NANOWIRES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HYDROGEN-SENSING; METAL COATINGS; NON-LINEAR; RELATIVE RESPONSE; RESISTANCE CHANGE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADSORPTION; ELECTRIC WIRE; GALLIUM ALLOYS; HYDROGEN; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; NANOWIRES; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SENSORS;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 66949144465     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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