The effect of additives on the adsorption properties of porous silicon

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 61, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 415-420

  O'Halloran, G M ^a   Kuhl, M ^b   Trimp, P J ^a   French, P J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Additives; Adsorption; Humidity sensing; Porous silicon; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ADSORPTION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ELECTROLYTES; SENSORS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CAPACITIVE HUMIDITY SENSORS;

POROUS SILICON;

EID: 0031167731     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80298-1     Document Type: Article

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