Direct thermoelectric hydrocarbon gas sensors based on SnO2

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1490-1496

  Retting, Frank ^a   Moos, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Thermoelectricity; Tin oxide

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; CRACKS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; OPTIMIZATION; SEEBECK COEFFICIENT; TIN OXIDES;

CONDUCTOMETRIC SENSORS; DIRECT THERMOELECTRIC HYDROCARBON GAS SENSORS; GAS SENSITIVE FILMS; HIGH OHMIC FILMS; THERMOVOLTAGES;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34748903406     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.906887     Document Type: Article

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