Conduction model of coupled domination by bias and neck for porous films as gas sensor

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 176, Issue , 2013, Pages 217-224

  Yang, Li ^a   Zhang, Shunping ^a   Li, Huayao ^a   Zhang, Guozhu ^a   Zhan, Chengyong ^a   Xie, Changsheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conduction model; Coupled domination; Gas sensor; Porous film; Valve effect

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; CURVE FITTING; GAS DETECTORS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; METHANOL; ZINC OXIDE;

CONDUCTION MODELING; COUPLED DOMINATION; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MULTI-PARAMETER FITTING; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROUS FILM; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; STATISTICAL CALCULATIONS;

SINTERING;

EID: 84872651391     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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