Temperature-dependent dynamic response enables the qualification and quantification of gases by a single sensor

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-37

  Kato, Yo ^a   Yoshikawa, Kenichi ^a   Kitora, Maki ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FIGARO ENGINEERING INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamic response; Higher informational dimension; Intelligent gas sensors

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; HYDROGEN; METHANE; TIN COMPOUNDS;

TIME-DEPENDENT CONDUCTANCE; TIME-DEPENDENT RESPONSE;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0031130760     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(97)80196-7     Document Type: Article

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