Chemically synthesized one-dimensional zinc oxide nanorods for ethanol sensing

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 187, Issue , 2013, Pages 295-300

  Ahmad, Muhammad Z ^a,b   Sadek, Abu Z ^a   Latham, Kay ^a   Kita, Jaroslaw ^c   Moos, Ralf ^c   Wlodarski, Wojtek ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MARDI   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical synthesis; Ethanol sensor; One dimensional nanorods; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ETHANOL; NANORODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VACUUM APPLICATIONS; ZINC;

CONDUCTOMETRIC SENSOR; ETHANOL SENSORS; FILTERED CATHODIC VACUUM ARC; INTERDIGITAL ELECTRODE; LONG-TERM STABILITY TEST; MICROCHARACTERIZATION; OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE; RESPONSE AND RECOVERY TIME;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84885480852     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.11.042     Document Type: Article

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