Development of nanocrystalline TiO2-Er2O3 and TiO2-Ta2O5 thin film gas sensors: Controlling the physical and sensing properties

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-84

  Mohammadi, M R ^a,b   Fray, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Erbium oxide; Sol gel process; Tantalum oxide; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; ADSORBED OXYGEN; ANATASE PHASE; ANATASE-TO-RUTILE TRANSFORMATIONS; BINARY METAL OXIDES; CALIBRATION CURVES; CO AND NO; CO CONCENTRATIONS; ERBIUM OXIDE; GAS CONCENTRATION; GAS MOLECULE ADSORPTION; GAS SENSITIVITY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE; MESOPOROUS; MOLAR RATIO; NANOCRYSTALLINE; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POWER CONSUMPTION; POWER LAW; RESPONSE MAGNITUDE; SECONDARY PHASE; SENSING FILMS; SENSING PROPERTY; SENSOR RESPONSE; SOL-GEL ROUTES; SURFACE AREA; TANTALUM OXIDE; THERMAL STABILITY; THIN FILM GAS SENSORS; TIO;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ERBIUM; FILM GROWTH; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; GELATION; GELS; GRAIN GROWTH; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TANTALUM; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

SOL-GEL PROCESS;

EID: 67949083428     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.05.026     Document Type: Article

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