Sensing characteristics of flame-spray-made Pt/ZnO thick films as H2 gas sensor

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 6652-6669

  Tamaekong, Nittaya ^a   Liewhiran, Chaikarn ^a   Wisitsoraat, Anurat ^b   Phanichphant, Sukon ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Flame spray pyrolysis; Gas sensor; H2; Pt ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; H2; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PLATINUM ACETYLACETONATE; SENSING CHARACTERISTICS; THIN FILM MORPHOLOGY;

ALUMINUM COATINGS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; FLAME SPRAYING; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GOLD COATINGS; HYDROGEN; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; PLATINUM; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

GAS DETECTORS;

EID: 70350012071     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90906652     Document Type: Article

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