Visible-light-induced photoelectric gas sensing to formaldehyde based on CdS nanoparticles/ZnO heterostructures

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 234-240

  Zhai, Jiali ^a   Wang, Dejun ^a   Peng, Liang ^a   Lin, Yanhong ^a   Li, Xinyong ^b   Xie, Tengfeng ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CdS NPs ZnO heterostructures; Formaldehyde detecting; Photocurrent; Visible light induced photoelectric gas sensor

Indexed keywords

CDS; CDS NANOPARTICLES; EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE; GAS SENSING; GAS SENSORS; HETEROSTRUCTURES; PROMISING MATERIALS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSING MECHANISM; SONOCHEMICAL METHOD; VISIBLE LIGHT; ZNO;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL DETECTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CRYSTALS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; FORMALDEHYDE; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; MICROCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCURRENTS; SONOCHEMISTRY; ZINC OXIDE;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 77953131333     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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