Flame-made Nb-doped TiO2 ethanol and acetone sensors

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 472-484

  Phanichphant, Sukon ^a   Liewhiran, Chaikarn ^a   Wetchakun, Khatcharin ^a   Wisitsoraat, Anurat ^b   Tuantranont, Adisorn ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acetone and ethanol sensor; Flame spray pyrolysis; Niobium; Tio2

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NIOBIUM; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GAS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACETONE; ETHANOL; GASES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NIOBIUM; TITANIUM;

EID: 79251650390     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110100472     Document Type: Article

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