Simple fabrication process for 2D ZnO nanowalls and their potential application as a methane sensor

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3941-3950

  Chen, Tse Pu ^a   Chang, Sheng Po ^a   Hung, Fei Yi ^a   Chang, Shoou Jinn ^a   Hu, Zhan Shuo ^a   Chen, Kuan Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Low temperature; Methane sensor; Nanowalls; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; FABRICATION; METHANE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EVAPORATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHANE SENSOR; NANOWALLS; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EVAPORATION METHOD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84875526744     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130303941     Document Type: Article

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