Low temperature methanol sensing by p-type nano-titania: Correlation with defects states and schottky barrier model

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 187-195

  Hazra, A ^a   Bhowmik, B ^a   Dutta, K ^a   Manjuladevi, V ^b   Gupta, R K ^b   Bhattacharyya, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

defects distribution; Low operting temperature; Methanol sensing; Schottky barrier model; Undoped p titania

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; METHANOL; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSENSORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DEFECTS DISTRIBUTION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANO-CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; ORIGIN OF P-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER MODELS; TITANIA; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84921027429     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2014.2376633     Document Type: Article

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