Thermally oxidized zinc oxide nanowires for use as chemical sensors

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 44, 2013, Pages

  Zappa, D ^a   Comini, E ^a   Sberveglieri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MEASUREMENTS; HIGH REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSING PERFORMANCE; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; THERMAL OXIDATION; THERMALLY OXIDIZED; ZINC OXIDE NANOWIRES; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

ACETONE; ALUMINA; NANOWIRES; OXIDATION;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84885814183     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/44/444008     Document Type: Article

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