Gas sensors based on one dimensional nanostructured metal-oxides: A review

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 7207-7258

  Arafat, M M ^a   Dinan, B ^b   Akbar, Sheikh A ^b   Haseeb, A S M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Metal oxides; One dimensional nanostructures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863200524     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120607207     Document Type: Review

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