Selective hydrogen gas nanosensor using individual ZnO nanowire with fast response at room temperature

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-66

  Lupan, O ^a,b   Ursaki, V V ^c   Chai, G ^a   Chow, L ^a,d   Emelchenko, G A ^e,f   Tiginyanu, I M ^g   Gruzintsev, A N ^f   Redkin, A N ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA   (Moldova)

^c INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Moldova)

^d University of Central Florida   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^f INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH PURITY MATERIALS   (Russian Federation)

^g INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Moldova)

Author keywords

Focused ion beam; Hydrogen; Nanosensor; Sensor; ZnO nanowire

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR; DEEP LEVEL; DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS; FAST RESPONSE; FIB/SEM; GAS RESPONSE; HYDROGEN GAS; I-BUTANE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOSCALE SENSORS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; RECOMBINATION CENTERS; RECOVERY TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSING MECHANISM; THERMAL TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION PULSE; ZNO; ZNO NANOWIRE; ZNO NANOWIRES;

BUTANE; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; GASES; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN; IONS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NANOSENSORS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; PASSIVATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZINC;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 74349096837     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.10.038     Document Type: Article

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