Palladium capped samarium thin films as potential hydrogen sensors

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 106-109

  Kumar, Pushpendra ^a   Malhotra, L K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Electrical switching; Hydrogen sensor; Palladium; Samarium

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; GLASS; HYDROGEN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PALLADIUM; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SAMARIUM; SENSORS; SUBSTRATES; SWITCHING; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

ELECTRICAL SWITCHING; HYDROGEN SENSORS; SENSOR MATERIALS; VACUUM EVAPORATION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 4644236435     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2004.06.038     Document Type: Article

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