Synthesis of morphology-controlled ZnO microstructures via a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method and their gas-sensing property

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1335-1342

  Liang, Sa ^a   Zhu, Lianfeng ^b   Gai, Guosheng ^b   Yao, Youwei ^b   Huang, Jue ^b   Ji, Xuewen ^c   Zhou, Xiaoming ^a   Zhang, Dongyun ^a   Zhang, Peixin ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shenzhen Dovelet Sensors Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Gas sensors; Hydrothermal; Microwave; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; ETHANOL; GAS DETECTORS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; MORPHOLOGY; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; ZINC OXIDE;

DISSOLUTION-REPRECIPITATION; GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; HYDROTHERMAL; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL; MORPHOLOGY-CONTROLLED; ROD-LIKE MORPHOLOGY; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS;

MICROWAVE SENSORS;

ALCOHOL; HYDROXIDE; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DISSOLUTION; GAS; HEATING; MICROWAVE ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL METHOD; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PRECIPITATION; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASOUND; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84896495704     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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