Highly sensitive ZnO nanorod- and nanoprism-based NO2 gas sensors: Size and shape control using a continuous hydrothermal pilot plant

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 33, 2013, Pages 10603-10609

  Shi, Liang ^a   Naik, Anupriya J T ^b   Goodall, Josephine B M ^b   Tighe, Chris ^b   Gruar, Rob ^b   Binions, Russell ^c   Parkin, Ivan ^b   Darr, Jawwad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS HYDROTHERMAL FLOW SYNTHESIS; DIFFERENT SIZES; GAS CONCENTRATION; HYDROTHERMAL REACTOR; PRODUCTION RATES; REACTION CONDITIONS; SIZE AND SHAPE; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANORODS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PILOT PLANTS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84882605620     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la402339m     Document Type: Article

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