01967nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245008400055210006900139260006900208300001200277490000800289520111400297653001301411653001501424653005501439100002001494700001901514700002001533700001801553700001701571700002201588856011501610       2009                        eng d  a0925-838800aGas sensing properties of magnesium ferrite prepared by co-precipitation method0 aGas sensing properties of magnesium ferrite prepared by coprecip  aPO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLANDbELSEVIER SCIENCE SAcNOV  a270-2720 v4883 a<p>Polycrystalline magnesium ferrite (MgFe(2)O(4)) was prepared by the co-precipitation method. The synthesized compound was characterized for their phase and morphology by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Conductance responses of the (MgFe(2)O(4)) were measured towards gases like hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), ethanol vapors (C(2)H(5)OH), SO(x), H(2), NO(x), NH(3), methanol, acetone and petrol. The gas sensing characterstics were obtained by measuring the sensitivity as a function of various controlling factors like operating temperatures and concentrations of gases. It was found that the sensor exhibited various responses towards these gases at different operating temperatures. Furthermore; the MgFe(2)O(4) based sensor exhibited a fast response and a good recovery towards petrol at temperature 250 degrees C. The results of the response towards petrol reveal that (MgFe(2)O(4)) synthesized by a simple co-precipitation method, would be a suitable material for the fabrication of the petrol sensor. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier B.V.</p>10aFerrites10aGas sensor10aX-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy1 aHankare, P., P.1 aJadhav, S., D.1 aSankpal, U., B.1 aPatil, R., P.1 aSasikala, R.1 aMulla, Imtiaz, S.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/gas-sensing-properties-magnesium-ferrite-prepared-co-precipitation-method-0