High sensitivity and selectivity of C-doped WO 3 gas sensors toward toluene and xylene

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2209-2214

  Deng, Lubin ^a   Ding, Xiaohu ^a   Zeng, Dawen ^a   Zhang, Shunping ^a   Xie, Changsheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

C doped WO 3; selectivity; toluene; xylene

Indexed keywords

C-DOPED; HIGH SENSITIVITY; SENSOR MATERIALS;

BENZENE; CALCINATION; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COTTON FIBERS; ETHANOL; GAS DETECTORS; METHANE; TOLUENE;

XYLENE;

BENZENE; CALCINATION; CATALYSTS; COTTON; DETECTORS; ETHANOL; METHANE; SELECTIVITY; TOLUENE; XYLENES;

EID: 84860535507     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2179980     Document Type: Article

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