Enhancement of gas sensor response of nanocrystalline zinc oxide for ammonia by plasma treatment

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 309, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-53

  Hou, Yue ^a   Jayatissa, Ahalapitiya H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas sensing; Oxygen plasma; Oxygen vacancies; Sol gel; Surface treatment; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL DETECTION; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; METALLIC FILMS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE MINERALS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE TREATMENT; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

ALKALI FREE GLASS; GAS SENSING; GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; INDUSTRIAL GAS MIXTURES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZNO; OXYGEN PLASMA TREATMENTS; OXYGEN PLASMAS; SENSING RESPONSE;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 84901827127     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.158     Document Type: Article

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