Synthesis of ZnO nanostructures for low temperature CO and UV sensing

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 13842-13851

  Amin, Muhammad ^a   Manzoor, Umair ^a,b   Islam, Mohammad ^b   Bhatti, Arshad Saleem ^a   Shah, Nazar Abbas ^a  

^a COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CO sensor; Gas sensor; Optical properties; UV sensor; Zno nanostructures

Indexed keywords

CO SENSORS; COMB-LIKE STRUCTURES; LOW TEMPERATURE SENSING; OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURES; UV SENSOR; VAPOR TRANSPORT METHODS; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; NEEDLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES; VAPORS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOBELTS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENETIC PROCEDURES; MICROTECHNOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CARBON MONOXIDE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84868258415     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121013842     Document Type: Article

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