Design of selective gas sensors using additive-loaded In2O3 hollow spheres prepared by combinatorial hydrothermal reactions

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 10603-10614

  Kim, Sun Jung ^a   Hwang, In Sung ^a   Kang, Yun Chan ^b   Lee, Jong Heun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Combinatorial method; Gas sensor; In2O3 hollow spheres; Pattern recognition; Selective detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 82055185682     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s111110603     Document Type: Article

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