Effect of organic chromophore on nano-sized TiO2: Optical properties and humidity sensing

International Journal of Green Nanotechnology: Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Jawalkar, Jagdish ^a   More, Priyesh ^a   Damkale, Shubhangi R ^a   Kumar, Ritesh ^b   Yadav, B C ^b   Vishwanath, A K ^a   Sonawane, S H ^c   Khanna, P K ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY C MET   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^c VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Nano titania; Optical properties humidity sensor; Organic chromophore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862965980     PISSN: 19430876     EISSN: 19430884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19430870903119739     Document Type: Article

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