Acetone gas sensor based on NiO/ZnO hollow spheres: Fast response and recovery, and low (ppb) detection limit

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 495, Issue , 2017, Pages 207-215

  Liu, Chang ^a   Zhao, Liupeng ^a   Wang, Boqun ^a   Sun, Peng ^a   Wang, Qingji ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Liang, Xishuang ^a   Zhang, Tong ^a   Lu, Geyu ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetone; Fast response recovery; Hollow spheres; NiO ZnO composites; p n heterostructure

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; GAS DETECTORS; HYBRID MATERIALS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOPARTICLES; SPHERES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC OXIDE;

ACETONE GAS SENSORS; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; FAST RESPONSE; GAS SENSING PROPERTIES; HOLLOW SPHERE; RESPONSE/RECOVERY TIME; SENSING PERFORMANCE; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD;

NICKEL OXIDE;

ACETONE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NICKEL NANOPARTICLE; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON; GAS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROWAVE COOKING; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; SENSOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 85013450475     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.01.106     Document Type: Article

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