Simulating microstructural evolution and electrical transport in ceramic gas sensors

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2219-2226

  Wang, Yunzhi ^a   Liu, Yuhui ^a   Ciobanu, Cristian ^b   Patton, Bruce R ^b  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SINTERING;

CERAMIC GAS SENSORS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0034273322     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01538.x     Document Type: Article

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