Fabrication of nanostructured ZnO thin films based NO2 gas sensor via SILAR technique

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 239, Issue , 2017, Pages 1185-1193

  Patil, Vithoba L ^a   Vanalakar, Sharadrao A ^a,b   Patil, Pramod S ^c   Kim, Jin H ^b  

^a Karmaveer Hire Arts   (India)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Nanostructure; SILAR; Thin film; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; IONIC LIQUIDS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OPTICAL FILMS; OXIDE FILMS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; ZINC OXIDE;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; GAS SENSING APPLICATIONS; ION LAYER ADSORPTION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILM; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; RESULTING RESISTANCE; SILAR;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84983762682     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2016.08.130     Document Type: Article

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