Zinc oxide nanostructures for no2 gas–sensor applications: A review

Nano-Micro Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 97-120

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Al Dossary, O ^b   Kumar, Girish ^a   Umar, Ahmad ^c  

^a JCDAV College   (India)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NAJRAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gas sensors; Sensor mechanism; Sensor parameters; ZnO nanostructure

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METALS; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDE MINERALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; ZINC OXIDE;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; GAS SENSING APPLICATIONS; GAS SENSING CHARACTERISTICS; METAL OXIDE NANOMATERIALS; MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; SENSOR PARAMETER; ZINC OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

GASES;

EID: 85007235971     PISSN: 23116706     EISSN: 21505551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40820-014-0023-3     Document Type: Review

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