Influence of substrate temperature on H2S gas sensing properties of nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin films prepared by advanced spray pyrolysis

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1992-1998

  Shewale, Prashant S ^a   Kamble, Balasaheb Natha ^a   Moholkar, Annasaheb Vitthal ^a   Kim, Jin Hyeok ^b   Uplane, Mahadeo D ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Advanced spray pyrolysis; H2S gas sensing; substrate temperature; thin films; ZnO

Indexed keywords

GAS SENSING; GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; WORKING TEMPERATURES; ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS; ZNO;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GAS DETECTORS; METALLIC FILMS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84876262469     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2246760     Document Type: Article

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