Developing thick film Tungsten doped Zinc Oxide nanoparticles' sensors for selective detection of primary alcohols

Kapil Sadani, Pooja Nag, Rajib Bandyopadhyay

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Abstract

Zinc Oxide nanoparticles' thick film sensors doped with tungsten,has been developed and its response towards alcohol has been measured. The nanoparticles were synthesised by the chemical combustion technique and characterised by XRD, FESEM and EDS. It was established that the nanoparticles exist in a hexagonal system in a primitive lattice with no other impurities. A study on the sensing performance of the sensors hence prepared to the three primary alcohols has been carried out with the help of a new index which we call rate of response (sensitivity/sensing time). The sensors exhibit rate of responses as high as 22%/s with a sensitivity of around 80% with good selectivity and reproducibility.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 International Conference on Industrial Instrumentation and Control, ICIC 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1571-1576
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479971657
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-01-2015
Event2015 International Conference on Industrial Instrumentation and Control, ICIC 2015 - Pune, Maharashtra, India
Duration: 28-05-201530-05-2015

Conference

Conference2015 International Conference on Industrial Instrumentation and Control, ICIC 2015
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityPune, Maharashtra
Period28-05-1530-05-15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering

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