Electrophoretic fabrication of ZnO/ZnO-CuO composite for ammonia gas sensing

Materials Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 851-856

  Corpuz, Ryan Dula ^a   Albia, Jason Rayala ^b  

^a MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Copper oxide; Electrophoretic deposition; Gas sensitivity; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BRIDGE CIRCUITS; COPPER OXIDES; DEPOSITS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FABRICATION; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; DEPOSITION TIME; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; EXPOSED SURFACES; GAS SENSITIVITY; SENSING PROPERTY; WHEATSTONE BRIDGE CIRCUITS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84908456645     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: 19805373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392014005000097     Document Type: Article

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