Gas sensing applications of 1D-nanostructured zinc oxide: Insights from density functional theory calculations

Progress in Materials Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-486

  Spencer, Michelle J S ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTATION THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; ONE DIMENSIONAL; OXIDE FILMS; THIN FILMS; TIN OXIDES; YARN; ZINC OXIDE;

COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONIC AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; GAS SENSING APPLICATIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED ZINC OXIDES; QUASI-ONE DIMENSIONAL; SINGLE CRYSTALLINE SURFACES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84855830263     PISSN: 00796425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2011.06.001     Document Type: Review

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