Transfer Printing Technology as a Straightforward Method to Fabricate Chemical Sensors Based on Tin Dioxide Nanowires
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of SnO Nanowires
2.2. Transfer Printing Method and Device Fabrication
3. Results
3.1. Gas Sensing Performance
3.1.1. Si-Based (SB) Gas Sensors
3.1.2. Microhotplate-Based Gas Sensors
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sosada-Ludwikowska, F.; Wimmer-Teubenbacher, R.; Sagmeister, M.; Köck, A. Transfer Printing Technology as a Straightforward Method to Fabricate Chemical Sensors Based on Tin Dioxide Nanowires. Sensors 2019, 19, 3049. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19143049
Sosada-Ludwikowska F, Wimmer-Teubenbacher R, Sagmeister M, Köck A. Transfer Printing Technology as a Straightforward Method to Fabricate Chemical Sensors Based on Tin Dioxide Nanowires. Sensors. 2019; 19(14):3049. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19143049
Chicago/Turabian StyleSosada-Ludwikowska, Florentyna, Robert Wimmer-Teubenbacher, Martin Sagmeister, and Anton Köck. 2019. "Transfer Printing Technology as a Straightforward Method to Fabricate Chemical Sensors Based on Tin Dioxide Nanowires" Sensors 19, no. 14: 3049. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19143049