The effects of two thick film deposition methods on tin dioxide gas sensor performance

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 6853-6868

  Bakrania, Smitesh D ^a   Wooldridge, Margaret S ^b  

^a Rowan University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Binder; Combustion; Deposition; Fabrication; Film; Gas sensor; SnO2

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION METHODS; FILM DEPOSITION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SENSOR PERFORMANCE; SENSOR PLATFORM; SIGNAL PROPERTIES; SNO2; STANDARD DEVIATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMBUSTION; DEPOSITION; FABRICATION; FILM PREPARATION; FILMS; GAS DETECTORS; HYSTERESIS; TEMPERATURE; THICK FILMS;

BINDERS;

EID: 70350003853     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90906853     Document Type: Article

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