Microwave-assisted synthesis, characterization and ammonia sensing properties of polymer-capped star-shaped zinc oxide nanostructures

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3327-3334

  Krishnakumar, T ^a   Jayaprakash, R ^b   Sathya Raj, D ^b   Pinna, N ^c   Singh, V N ^d   Phani, A R ^e   Neri, G ^f  

^a Vinayaka Missions University   (India)

^b SRI RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIDYALAYA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^e Nano RAM Technologies   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonia sensor; Microwave synthesis; Semiconductor; Sensors; Synthesis; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA GAS; AMMONIA SENSING; AMMONIA SENSORS; CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; CHEMORESISTIVE SENSORS; ELECTRICAL AND SENSING PROPERTIES; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; POLY VINYL PYRROLIDONE; RECOVERY TIME; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSING LAYERS; STAR-LIKE; WURTZITES; ZNO;

AMMONIA; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SENSORS; STARS; THICK FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

AMMONIA; METAL OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; POVIDONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR SENSOR; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80051593474     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0246-x     Document Type: Article

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