Array of thick film sensors for atmospheric pollutant monitoring

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Carotta, Maria Christina ^a   Martinelli, Giuliano ^a   Crema, Luigi ^a   Gallana, Massimiliano ^a   Merli, Marco ^a   Ghiotti, Giovanna ^b   Traversa, Enrico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDES; POWDERS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SUBSTRATES; THICK FILMS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANT MONITORING; SEMICONDUCTING OXIDE POWDER; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0034249150     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(00)00439-1     Document Type: Article

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