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ZnO nanoparticle-based gas sensors were prepared and investigated to detect two different hazardous gases like SO\(_2\) and NH\(_3\). ZnO nanoparticles of two different sizes were prepared using cost effective sol–gel method. Both the devices show good responses towards the target gases at room temperature. The response is better for smaller nanoparticles. Both the devices show opposite responses towards SO\(_2\) and NH\(_3\) gases. Response curves were extensively analyzed by fitting them with a mathematical function to identify the parameters that can be used as a calibration tool for the device for a particular target gas.
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This work was supported by the Department of Higher Education, Science & Technology and Biotechnology, Govt. of West Bengal, India. The authors wish to acknowledge the Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata for providing instrumental facilities like XRD and FESEM funded by the DST FIST Programme.
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Gangopadhyay, A., Sarkar, A., Jana, B. et al. An effective mathematical method to achieve calibrated zinc oxide nanoparticle based gas sensor. Appl. Phys. A 129, 660 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-023-06935-0
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