ZnO nanorods grown on ZnO sol-gel seed films: Characteristics and optical gas-sensing properties

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 213, Issue , 2015, Pages 493-500

  Cittadini, M ^a   Sturaro, M ^a   Guglielmi, M ^a   Resmini, A ^b   Tredici, I G ^b   Anselmi Tamburini, U ^b   Koshy, P ^c   Sorrell, C C ^c   Martucci, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Optical gas sensors; Pt nanoparticles; ZnO nanorods; ZnO sol gel films

Indexed keywords

GAS DETECTORS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; PLATINUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYTIC EFFECTS; HIGH TRANSPARENCY; HYDROTHERMAL GROWTH; OPTICAL GAS SENSING; OPTICAL GAS SENSORS; PT NANOPARTICLES; SOLGEL FILMS; ZNO NANOROD;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84925326297     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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