Synthesis, characterization, and humidity detection properties of Nb 2O5 nanorods and SnO2/Nb2O 5 heterostructures

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 10086-10094

  Fiz, Raquel ^a   Hernandez Ramirez, Francisco ^b,c   Fischer, Thomas ^a   Lopez Conesa, Lluis ^b   Estrade, Sonia ^b   Peiro, Francesca ^b   Mathur, Sanjay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CATALONIA INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH IREC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-SHELL HETEROSTRUCTURES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; HUMIDITY DETECTION; LOW COST FABRICATION; NANOSTRUCTURED METALS; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MOS DEVICES; NANORODS; NANOWIRES; TIN OXIDES;

NIOBIUM OXIDE;

EID: 84878099613     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp3121066     Document Type: Article

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