Room temperature H2S sensor based on Au modified ZnO nanowires

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 186, Issue , 2013, Pages 718-726

  Ramgir, Niranjan S ^a   Sharma, Preetam K ^a   Datta, N ^a   Kaur, M ^a   Debnath, A K ^a   Aswal, D K ^a   Gupta, S K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Au; H2S; Nanowires; Sensors; Work function; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BARRIER JUNCTIONS; BARRIER PROPERTIES; H2S; LOW TEMPERATURE RESISTIVITY; NEAREST NEIGHBOR HOPPING; ROOM TEMPERATURE H; THERMAL CONDUCTION; ZNO;

GOLD; NANOWIRES; SENSORS; WORK FUNCTION;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84880565213     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.06.070     Document Type: Article

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