Enhancement of LPG sensing properties in nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin film by high electronic excitation

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1050-1055

  Birajadar, Ravikiran B ^a   Ghosh, Arindam ^a   Ghule, Anil ^a   Singh, Fouran ^b   Sharma, Ramphal ^a  

^a DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTER UNIVERSITY ACCELERATOR CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Cabbage leaf structures; LPG; Nanostructure ZnO; Swift heavy ion irradiation; Thin films

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENT DETECTION; ELECTRONIC EXCITATION; FABRICATION PROCESS; FAST RESPONSE; FILM SURFACES; FLUENCES; GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; IN-VACUUM; LOW COSTS; LPG SENSORS; MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; RECOVERY TIME; SENSING PROPERTY; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; SWIFT HEAVY ION IRRADIATION; SWIFT HEAVY IONS; ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO THIN FILM;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; HEAVY IONS; IRRADIATION; ITO GLASS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE FILMS; SENSORS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

GOLD;

EID: 81155132474     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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