Logarithmic current electrometer using light emitting diodes

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Acharya, Y B ^a   Aggarwal, A K ^b  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b GUJARAT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LOGARITHMIC AMPLIFIERS; PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMISTORS;

BAND GAP; DEVICE CONSTANT; LOGARITHMIC CURRENT ELECTROMETER; REVERSE SATURATION CURRENTS; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION;

ELECTROMETERS;

EID: 0030084110     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/7/2/005     Document Type: Article

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