Facile synthesis of ZnO nanostructures by spray pyrolysis technique and its application as highly selective H2S sensor

Materials Letters

Volumn 158, Issue , 2015, Pages 373-376

  Mani, Ganesh Kumar ^a   Rayappan, John Bosco Balaguru ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Nanocrystalline materials; Sensors; Spray pyrolysis; Thin films; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SENSORS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION; THIN FILMS; TRANSITION METALS; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

CHLORIDE PRECURSOR; GLASS SUBSTRATES; GROWTH MECHANISMS; ITS APPLICATIONS; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; TRANSITION METAL DOPING; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

EID: 84935010162     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: 18734979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2015.05.006     Document Type: Article

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