Plasma technologies in the synthesis and treatment of nanostructured metal oxide semiconductors for gas sensing: A short review

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-227

  Donato, N ^a   Neri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nanostructured Metal Oxides; Plasma Assisted Technologies; Semiconductor Gas Sensors

Indexed keywords

GAS SENSING; METAL OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURED METALS; PLASMA TECHNOLOGY; SEMI-CONDUCTING PROPERTY; SEMICONDUCTOR GAS SENSORS; SENSING LAYERS; SENSING MATERIAL; SENSOR PERFORMANCE;

CHEMICAL DETECTION; GAS DETECTORS; MOS DEVICES; TECHNOLOGY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84864864953     PISSN: 19414900     EISSN: 19414919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/nnl.2012.1323     Document Type: Article

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