Passivation and corrosion of microelectrode arrays

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 44, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3865-3883

  Schmitt, G ^a   Schultze, J W ^b   Fassbender F ^c   Buss G ^b   Luth H ^d   Schoning M J ^d  

^a SOUTH WESTPHALIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; PASSIVATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYIMIDES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICON NITRIDE; STRESSES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; PASSIVATION LAYER; SENSOR CHIP;

MICROELECTRODES;

EID: 0032654319     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4686(99)00094-8     Document Type: Article

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