Sensor performance of nanostructured TiO2-Cr2O3 thin films derived by a particulate Sol-Gel route with various Cr:Ti molar ratios

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3922-3932

  Mohammadi, M R ^a   Fray, D J ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aqueous particulate sol gel; Cr:Ti molar ratio; gas sensor; nanocrystalline; TiO2 Cr2O3

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CHROMIUM METALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FILM PREPARATION; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLAR RATIO; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NANOCRYSTALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM METALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ANATASE-TO-RUTILE TRANSFORMATIONS; AQUEOUS PARTICULATE SOL-GELS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; NANOCRYSTALLINES; NANOSTRUCTURED MORPHOLOGY; TIO2-CR2O3;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84907711686     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: 1543186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-014-3301-4     Document Type: Article

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