Large-scale synthesis of flowerlike ZnO nanostructure by a simple chemical solution route and its gas-sensing property

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 206-212

  Huang, Jiarui ^a,b   Wu, Youjie ^a   Gu, Cuiping ^a   Zhai, Muheng ^a   Yu, Kun ^a   Yang, Min ^a   Liu, Jinhuai ^b  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES   (China)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Nanoflower; Nanostructures; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

2-PROPANOL; CHEMICAL SOLUTION ROUTE; FLOWERLIKE ZNO NANOSTRUCTURE; GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; GAS SENSOR; GAS SENSORS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; N-BUTANOL; NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC GAS; REACTION PROCESS; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SEM; SOLUTION METHODS; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; TEM; WORKING TEMPERATURES; XRD; ZNO;

ACETONE; ETHANOL; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; METHANOL; NANOFLOWERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSORS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 77949913451     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.02.052     Document Type: Article

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