Calorimetric combustible gas sensor based on a planar thermopile array: Fabrication, characterisation, and gas response

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 114-123

  Casey, V ^a   Cleary, J ^a   D'Arcy, G ^a   McMonagle, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calorimetric; Carbon monoxide; Gas sensor; Seebeck

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CALORIMETRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN; THERMOPILES;

THERMOPILE ARRAYS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0242405809     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(03)00510-0     Document Type: Article

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