Optical humidity sensors based on titania films fabricated by sol-gel and thermal evaporation methods

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 260-264

  Yadav, B C ^a   Pandey, N K ^a   Srivastava, Amit K ^a   Sharma, Preeti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Fresnel equations and thin films; Humidity sensors; Sol gel method; Thermal evaporation method

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; OPTICAL SENSORS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PRISMS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; THIN FILMS;

EMERGENT BEAMS; FRESNEL EQUATIONS; THERMAL EVAPORATION METHOD;

HUMIDITY SENSORS;

EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY SENSORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OXYGEN VACANCIES; PRISMS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; THIN FILMS;

EID: 33947637225     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/1/032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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