Self-activated ultrahigh chemosensitivity of oxide thin film nanostructures for transparent sensors

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Moon, Hi Gyu ^a,b   Shim, Young Soek ^a   Kim, Do Hong ^a   Jeong, Hu Young ^c   Jeong, Myoungho ^d   Jung, Joo Young ^d   Han, Seung Min ^d   Kim, Jong Kyu ^e   Kim, Jin Sang ^a   Park, Hyung Ho ^b   Lee, Jong Heun ^f   Tuller, Harry L ^g   Yoon, Seok Jin ^a   Jang, Ho Won ^h  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^e Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^f Korea University   (South Korea)

^g Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^h Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84866060451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00588     Document Type: Article

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