A novel sol-gel thin film porous alumina based capacitive sensor for measuring trace moisture in the range of 2.5-25 ppm

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 173, Issue , 2012, Pages 377-384

  Islam, Tarikul ^a   Kumar, Lokesh ^a   Khan, Shakeb A ^a  

^a JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensor; Moisture detector; Porous alumina; Range 2.5 25 ppm; Sol gel technique

Indexed keywords

AFM; AGILENT; BET METHOD; CAPACITANCE CHANGE; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; FREQUENCY RANGES; GOLD ELECTRODES; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; IMPEDANCE ANALYZER; LOW COSTS; MICROPORES; MOISTURE DETECTION; MOISTURE SENSORS; NANOPOROUS THIN FILMS; NON-LINEARITY; PORE MORPHOLOGY; POROUS ALUMINA; POROUS FILM; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; SOL-GEL THIN FILMS; TRACE MOISTURE SENSORS; XRD;

ALUMINA; CAPACITIVE SENSORS; GOLD COATINGS; MOISTURE METERS; SENSORS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; THIN FILMS;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

EID: 84867090000     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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