AA-CVD growth and ethanol sensing properties of pure and metal decorated WO3 nanoneedles

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 5-7, 2013, Pages 455-469

  Annanouch, F E ^a   Stoycheva, T ^a   Vallejos, S ^b   Blackman, C ^b   Correig, X ^a   Llobet, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition; Gas sensors; Metal nanoparticles; Metal oxide nanoneedles; Tungsten oxide

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL-ASSISTED CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; HIGH REPRODUCIBILITY; METAL OXIDES; MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION; N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; TUNGSTEN OXIDE;

AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; GAS DETECTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANONEEDLES; OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; VAPORS;

ETHANOL;

EID: 84877789511     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2013.053516     Document Type: Article

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