Enhancement of CO gas sensing properties in ZnO thin films deposited on self-assembled Au nanodots

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Hung, Nguyen Le ^a   Kim, Hyojin ^a   Hong, Soon Ku ^a   Kim, Dojin ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Au nanodot; CO gas sensor; Nanostructured metal oxide; Sputtering; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPED ZNO; CO DETECTION; CO GAS SENSOR; DETECTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE; DRY AIR; FABRICATION PROCESS; FAST RESPONSE; GAS SENSING; GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; GAS SENSORS; MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; NANODOTS; NANOSTRUCTURED METAL OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURED MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILM; NUCLEATION LAYERS; SELF-ASSEMBLED; SPECIFIC SURFACE; SPUTTERING METHODS; ZNO; ZNO LAYERS; ZNO THIN FILM;

CARBON FILMS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; GOLD COATINGS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL FILMS; SURFACE REACTIONS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

GOLD;

EID: 78049433696     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.09.036     Document Type: Article

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