On the hydrogen sensing mechanism of Pt/TiO2/CNTs based devices

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 178, Issue , 2013, Pages 473-484

  Santangelo, S ^a   Faggio, G ^a   Messina, G ^a   Fazio, E ^b   Neri, F ^b   Neri, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hybrid composites; Hydrogen sensor; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Spill over mechanism; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATERIAL; BAND DIAGRAMS; CRYSTALLINE ARRANGEMENT; GAS CONCENTRATION; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYDROGEN SENSOR; HYDROGEN-SENSING; MEDIATED ELECTRON TRANSFER; NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE; REDUCING ATMOSPHERE; SENSING MECHANISM; SURFACE CONTACT; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS; TIO; WET IMPREGNATION; WORKING MECHANISMS;

HELIUM; HYDROGEN; METAL WORKING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATINUM; SOL-GELS; STOICHIOMETRY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOSENSORS;

EID: 84873285175     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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