High sensitivity methane sensor by chemically deposited nanocrystalline ZnO thin film

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 605-620

  Roy, Sunipa ^a   Saha, H ^b   Sarkar, C K ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Fast response; Methane sensor; Nanocrystalline zinc oxide; Pd modified

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; GOLD DEPOSITS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METALLIC FILMS; METHANE; NANOCRYSTALS; NEEDLES; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE FILMS; PALLADIUM; SILICA; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS; VACUUM EVAPORATION;

FAST RESPONSE; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; METHANE SENSOR; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZINC OXIDE; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZNO; NANOCRYSTALLINES; NEEDLE-LIKE STRUCTURE; PD MODIFIED; ZNO THIN FILM;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 79551544260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11785608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21307/ijssis-2017-411     Document Type: Article

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