A study on the aging of ultra-thin Palladium films on SAW hydrogen gas sensors

2010 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, FCS 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 242-247

  Fisher, B H ^a   Malocha, D C ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING BEHAVIOR; AGING PROBLEM; AMBIENT AIR; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ENERGY EFFICIENT; GAS SENSORS; GASEOUS HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN GAS SENSORS; INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSE; NANO-SIZED; OXYGEN ADSORPTION; PALLADIUM FILMS; PD FILM; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; PROPAGATION LOSS; PROPAGATION PATHS; RF-ID TAGS; ROOM TEMPERATURE SENSING; SAW DEVICE; SOURCE OF ENERGY; SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE; ULTRA-THIN;

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; ACOUSTIC WAVES; ACOUSTICS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; GAS ADSORPTION; GAS DETECTORS; HYDROGEN; NANOCLUSTERS; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; RADIO NAVIGATION; SORPTION;

NANOSENSORS;

EID: 77957875274     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FREQ.2010.5556333     Document Type: Conference Paper

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