The influence of interfaces and interlayers on the gas sensitivity in work function type sensors

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 95, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 271-274

  Ostrick, Bernhard ^b   Fleischer, Maximilian ^a   Meixner, Hans ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b EPCOS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BaCO3; CO2; Kelvin probe; NiO; NOx; Work function

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NITROGEN OXIDES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

WORK FUNCTION;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0042234114     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(03)00535-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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