An optical hydrogen sensor based on a Pd-capped Mg thin film wedge

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 12574-12578

  Palmisano, V ^a   Filippi, M ^a,b   Baldi, A ^a   Slaman, M ^a,b   Schreuders, H ^a   Dam, B ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrogen safety; Optical hydrogen sensor; Switchable mirror; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; HYDROGEN PARTIAL PRESSURES; HYDROGEN SAFETY; MG THIN FILMS; OPTICAL HYDROGEN SENSORS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SWITCHABLE MIRRORS; THICKNESS DEPENDENCE; THICKNESS GRADIENTS; THIN FILM MULTILAYERS;

FILM PREPARATION; HYDROGEN; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS; PALLADIUM; SENSORS; THERMODYNAMICS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 77958150807     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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