Structural, morphological, electrical and vapour sensing properties of Mn doped nanostructured ZnO thin films

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2012, Pages 624-631

  Sivalingam, Durgajanani ^a   Gopalakrishnan, Jeyaprakash Beri ^a   Rayappan, John Bosco Balaguru ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Metal oxide; Nanostructure; Sensor; Thin film; Trimethylamine; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AS-DEPOSITED FILMS; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; DOPANT PRECURSORS; DOPED ZNO THIN FILMS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; IV CHARACTERISTICS; MANGANESE ACETATE; METAL OXIDES; MN-DOPED; NANO-STRUCTURED; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE; RECOVERY TIME; SECONDARY ELECTRON IMAGES; SENSING PROPERTY; SENSOR RESPONSE; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; TRIMETHYLAMINE; ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO; ZNO THIN FILM;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ETHANOL; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL FILMS; SENSORS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; VAPORS; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

MANGANESE;

EID: 84861188559     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.03.023     Document Type: Article

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