Vertically aligned ZnO nanorod arrays coated with SnO2/noble metal nanoparticles for highly sensitive and selective gas detection

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 968-974

  Chen, Jiajun ^a   Wang, Kai ^a   Zhou, Weilie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D nanostructure; Electronic nose; gas sensors; metal oxides; nanowire array

Indexed keywords

3-D NANOSTRUCTURE; 3D STRUCTURE; 3D STRUCTURES; ACTIVE MATERIAL; CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; ELECTRONIC NOSE; GAS DETECTION; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; LARGE SURFACE AREA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METAL OXIDES; NANOWIRE ARRAY; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; OLFACTORY RECEPTORS; PPB LEVELS; RESPONSE SPEED; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SELECTIVE DETECTION; SENSING DEVICES; SENSING MATERIAL; STRUCTURAL TEMPLATES; TOXIC GAS; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COATED MATERIALS; GAS DETECTORS; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; INCLUSIONS; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METALS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SENSOR ARRAYS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ZINC OXIDE;

INERT GASES;

EID: 80052631841     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2010.2091423     Document Type: Article

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