Important considerations for effective gas sensors based on metal oxide nanoneedles films

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 406-413

  Stoycheva, T ^a   Vallejos, S ^a,b   Blackman, C ^b   Moniz, S J A ^b   Calderer, J ^c   Correig, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CVD; Gas sensors; Gold functionalized structures; Tungsten oxide

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; CERAMIC SUBSTRATES; FUNCTIONALIZED; GAS SENSOR DEVICES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH RESPONSE; IN-SITU; LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE; METAL OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SENSING PROPERTY; SENSING RESPONSE; SENSOR RESPONSE; TUNGSTEN OXIDE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ETHANOL; GAS DETECTORS; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANONEEDLES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDES; SUBSTRATES; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 83755229690     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.10.052     Document Type: Article

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