CO and NO2 Selective Monitoring by ZnO-Based Sensors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Synthesis and Morphological/Microstructural Characterization
2.2. CO and NO2 Sensing Tests
3. Experimental Details
3.1. Samples Preparation
3.1.1. ZnO NFs Preparation
3.1.2. ZnO NPs Preparation
3.2. Characterization
3.3. Sensing Test
4. Conclusions
Conflict of Interest
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Hjiri, M.; El Mir, L.; Leonardi, S.G.; Donato, N.; Neri, G. CO and NO2 Selective Monitoring by ZnO-Based Sensors. Nanomaterials 2013, 3, 357-369. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3030357
Hjiri M, El Mir L, Leonardi SG, Donato N, Neri G. CO and NO2 Selective Monitoring by ZnO-Based Sensors. Nanomaterials. 2013; 3(3):357-369. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3030357
Chicago/Turabian StyleHjiri, Mokhtar, Lassaad El Mir, Salvatore Gianluca Leonardi, Nicola Donato, and Giovanni Neri. 2013. "CO and NO2 Selective Monitoring by ZnO-Based Sensors" Nanomaterials 3, no. 3: 357-369. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3030357