Design of highly sensitive C2H5oH sensors using self-assembled ZnO nanostructures

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 9685-9699

  Kim, Kang Min ^a   Kim, Hae Ryong ^a   Choi, Kwon Il ^a   Kim, Hyo Joong ^a   Lee, Jong Heun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Hierarchical structures; Nanostructures; Self assembly; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; ZINC OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INSTRUMENTATION; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ETHANOL; GASES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 80055031128     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s111009685     Document Type: Article

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