Characterization of a sulfonated polycarbonate resistive humidity sensor

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2023-2032

  Rubinger, Carla P L ^a   Calado, Hallen D R ^b   Rubinger, Rero M ^a   Oliveira, Henrique ^b   Donnici, Claudio L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Humidity sensors; Impedance spectroscopy; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT FREQUENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL HUMIDITIES; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; HUMIDITY SENSING PROPERTY; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INTER-DIGITATED ELECTRODES; RESISTIVE HUMIDITY SENSOR; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; HUMIDITY SENSORS; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFONATION;

POLYCARBONATES;

EID: 84875196086     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130202023     Document Type: Article

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