A highly selective room temperature ammonia sensor using spray deposited zinc oxide thin film

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 183, Issue , 2013, Pages 459-466

  Mani, Ganesh Kumar ^a   Rayappan, John Bosco Balaguru ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Gas sensor; Nanostructured; Room temperature; ZnO thin film

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION LEVELS; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; NANO-STRUCTURED; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPHERICAL MORPHOLOGIES; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; ZNO THIN FILM;

ACETONE; AMMONIA; ANNEALING; CHEMICAL SENSORS; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; ZINC SULFIDE;

DEPOSITS;

EID: 84877324342     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.03.132     Document Type: Article

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