Enhanced sensing performance of relative humidity sensors using laterally grown ZnO nanosheets

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 193, Issue , 2014, Pages 280-287

  Tsai, Fu Shou ^a   Wang, Shui Jinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Humidity sensors; Nanosheets; Nanowires; Relative humidity; ZnO

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL GROWTH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSING PERFORMANCE; SENSING RESPONSE; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO; ZNO NANOSHEETS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY SENSORS; NANOSHEETS; NANOWIRES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84890932092     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.11.069     Document Type: Article

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