Influence of the electrode materials on the electrical response of ZnO-based contact sensors

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 621-631

  Traversa, Enrico ^a,c   Bearzotti, Andrea ^b   Miyayama, Masaru ^c   Yanagida, Hiroaki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER   (Japan)

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EID: 0009898459     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(97)00181-7     Document Type: Article

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