Environmental sensing semiconducting nanoceramics made using a continuous hydrothermal synthesis pilot plant

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 217, Issue , 2015, Pages 136-145

  Naik, Anupriya J T ^a   Gruar, Robert ^a   Tighe, Christopher J ^a   Parkin, Ivan P ^a   Darr, Jawwad A ^a   Binions, Russell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; Indium oxide; Metal oxide semiconductor; Nanoceramics; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; ETHANOL; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; INDIUM; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MOS DEVICES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PILOT PLANTS; POWDER METALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSISTORS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CONTINUOUS HYDROTHERMAL FLOW SYNTHESIS; CONTINUOUS HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIUM OXIDE; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SENSORS; NANO CERAMICS; POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTION (PXRD);

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84930273113     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2014.10.039     Document Type: Article

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