Oxygen optical sensing in gas and liquids with nanostructured ZnO thin films based on exciton emission detection

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 9852-9859

  Sanchez Valencia, Juan Ramón ^a   Alcaire, María ^a   Romero Gómez, Pablo ^a   Macias Montero, Manuel ^a   Aparicio, Francisco J ^a   Borras, Ana ^a   Gonzalez Elipe, Agustin R ^a   Barranco, Angel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITONS; FLUORESCENCE; GAS ADSORPTION; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SENSORS; VAPORS;

CLASSICAL MECHANISM; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; LIMITED SENSITIVITY; NANOSTRUCTURED ZNO; PARTIAL PRESSURE OF OXYGEN; PHOTONIC SENSORS; POROUS ZNO THIN FILMS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

EID: 84900458996     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5026027     Document Type: Article

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