Selective detection of ammonia using spray pyrolysis deposited pure and nickel doped ZnO thin films

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 311, Issue , 2014, Pages 405-412

  Mani, Ganesh Kumar ^a   Rayappan, John Bosco Balaguru ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Gas sensor; Nickel; Thin films; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANNEALING; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DEPOSITION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METALLIC FILMS; MORPHOLOGY; NICKEL; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE MINERALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSORS; ZINC OXIDE;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; DOPED ZNO THIN FILMS; LOWER DETECTION LIMIT; NI-DOPED ZNO THIN FILMS; ROOM TEMPERATURE SENSING; SELECTIVE DETECTION; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84903384373     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.05.075     Document Type: Article

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