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In this work, tin oxide (SnO2)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composite based ethanol sensor that exhibits fast response/recovery behaviour, large sensitivity, and good selectivity was demonstrated. First, Pd doped SnO2 (SnO2-Pd)…
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The development of high-performing sensing materials, able to detect ppb-trace concentrations of volatile organic compounds at low temperatures, is required for the development of next-generation miniaturized wireless sensors. Here, we…
Cutting-edge research in the band engineering of nanowires at the ultimate fine scale is related to the minimum scale of a nanowire-based device. The fundamental issue at the subnanometre scale is whether angle-resolved photoemission…
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Semiconductor nanowires are the building blocks of many nanoscale electrical and neuromorphic circuits. Here, we demonstrate a simple arrangement wherein an ethanol-adsorbed ZnO single nanowire, deposited between gold electrodes using…
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