Synthesis, characterization and acetone-sensing properties of bristlegrass-like ZnO nanostructure

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 769-776

  Wei, Shaohong ^a   Zhao, Junhong ^a   Du, Weimin ^a  

^a ANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bristlegrass like ZnO; Electrospinning; Gas sensor; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTROSPINNING; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTROSPINNING METHOD; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FORMATION MECHANISM; LOW DETECTION LIMIT; MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURES; PRECIPITATION REACTION; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84922823200     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.08.136     Document Type: Article

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