Ultrasensitive NO2 Sensor Based on Ohmic Metal-Semiconductor Interfaces of Electrolytically Exfoliated Graphene/Flame-Spray-Made SnO2 Nanoparticles Composite Operating at Low Temperatures

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 43, 2015, Pages 24338-24352

  Tammanoon, Nantikan ^a   Wisitsoraat, Anurat ^b   Sriprachuabwong, Chakrit ^b   Phokharatkul, Ditsayut ^b   Tuantranont, Adisorn ^b   Phanichphant, Sukon ^a   Liewhiran, Chaikarn ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

Author keywords

flame spray pyrolysis; graphene; NO2 sensing; sensor; SnO2

Indexed keywords

FLAME SPRAYING; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN OXIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SENSORS; SPRAY GUNS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE; LOW OXYGEN CONTENTS; MULTILAYER GRAPHENE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SELECTIVE DETECTION; SHORT RESPONSE TIME; SNO2; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84946865979     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09067     Document Type: Article

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