C-doped WO3 microtubes assembled by nanoparticles with ultrahigh sensitivity to toluene at low operating temperature

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-92

  Ding, Xiaohu ^a   Zeng, Dawen ^a   Zhang, Shunping ^a   Xie, Changsheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

C doped WO3; Low operating temperature; Microtubes; Toluene; Ultrahigh sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BAND FORMATIONS; BAND GAP REDUCTION; BAND GAPS; C-DOPED; DESORPTION MEASUREMENTS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS SENSORS; LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE; MICRO-TUBES; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SENSING PERFORMANCE; SURFACE AREA; ULTRAHIGH SENSITIVITY; XPS SPECTRA;

ADSORPTION; CALCINATION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COTTON FIBERS; DESORPTION; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; CALCINATION; COTTON; DESORPTION; ENERGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79956347721     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.11.030     Document Type: Article

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