Temperature-frequency converter using a liquid crystal cell as a sensing element

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 3204-3214

  Marcos, Carlos ^a   Sánchez Pena, José M ^a   Torres, Juan C ^a   Santos, José Isidro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multivibrator circuit; Nematic liquid crystal; Temperature sensor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIQUID CRYSTAL; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIQUID CRYSTALS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84858965322     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120303204     Document Type: Article

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