Investigations on humidity sensing of nanostructured tin oxide synthesised via mechanochemical method

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 670-683

  Yadav, B C ^a   Singh, Rama ^a   Singh, Satyendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

humidity sensor; mechanochemical method; surface morphology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; FILM PREPARATION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; PELLETIZING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREEN PRINTING; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; THICK FILMS; TIN OXIDES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUMINA SUBSTRATES; CRYSTALLINE NATURE; HUMIDITY CHAMBERS; MECHANO-CHEMICAL METHODS; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIN OXIDES; NANOSTRUCTURED TIN OXIDES; SCHERRER EQUATIONS; SCREEN PRINTING TECHNIQUE;

HUMIDITY SENSORS;

ALUMINUM; NANOMATERIAL; TIN OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FILM; HUMIDITY; HYSTERESIS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NANOSENSOR; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84878118711     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2011.597442     Document Type: Article

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