Al-doped ZnO for highly sensitive CO gas sensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 196, Issue , 2014, Pages 413-420

  Hjiri, M ^a   El Mir, L ^a,b   Leonardi, S G ^c   Pistone, A ^c   Mavilia, L ^d   Neri, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

^b AL IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IMSIU   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Al doped ZnO; CO; Gas sensor; Nanoparticles; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPED ZNO; ALUMINA SUBSTRATES; AZO NANOPARTICLES; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SENSING CHARACTERISTICS; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

ALUMINA; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COBALT; CRYSTALLITES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GAS DETECTORS; NANOPARTICLES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84896767430     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2014.01.068     Document Type: Article

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