Humidity sensor based on synthesized pure WO 3 and WO 3-SnO 2 nanocomposite

Proceedings - ISPTS-1, 1st International Symposium on Physics and Technology of Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 129-132

  Pandey, N K ^a   Roy, A ^a   Tiwari, K ^a   Mishra, A ^a   Rai, A ^a   Jayaswal, S ^b   Rashmi, ^b   Madhvendra, ^b   Govindan, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

^b T M BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MMH College   (India)

Author keywords

ageing; humidity sensor; hysteresis; recovery time; response time; WO 3; WO 3 SnO 2 nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

AGEING; ARRHENIUS; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; HUMIDITY SENSING; RECOVERY TIME; SEM MICROGRAPHS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WO 3;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; HUMIDITY SENSORS; HYSTERESIS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84866357397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISPTS.2012.6260899     Document Type: Conference Paper

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