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The vast expansion of the sensor and actuator field in recent years has necessitated the creation of a handbook series to clarify scientific developments. First in the new series, Handbook of Sensors and Actuators, which will examine a broad range of topics across the discipline, this volume explores thick-film technology. The area has already achieved a high rank in the families of advanced solid sensor technologies but there has been limited acknowledgement of its future potential. This publication aims to increase the involvement of internationally recognised sensor experts by suggesting possible directions for further investigation. In this pursuit, it disseminates the data identifying the actual performances and applications of thick-film sensors manufactured all over the world and presents ideas underlying current activities in the research and development of new devices. Three major areas are explored in which thick film technology contributes as a sensor technology, namely: hybrid circuits for signal processing (in combination with either thick-film sensing elements or transducing elements derived from other technologies), creation of architectural structures (eg. multilayer structures, integrated chips with chemical sensing elements, sensor arrays) and transducing elements derived from thick-film pastes. However, the unique properties and chances offered by thick-film technology for sensor manufacture might not be appreciated without emphasis on both scientific and technological features which are either common or distinguished from those of the major alternative technologies, namely silicon, thin films and ceramic. These are therefore also considered, enabling the volume to offer a balanced view of the state-of-the-art in this exciting field.

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Author:   Maria Prudenziati (University of Modena, Physics Department, Modena, Italy)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Ltd
Volume:   v.1
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9780444897237

ISBN 10:   0444897232
Pages:   484
Publication Date:   26 August 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Thick Film Technology. Thick-film technology (N.M. White). Thick Film Materials and Structures. Structures of sensors and multisensors (J.E. Brignell). Substrates for thick-film technology (R. Dell'Acqua). Thick film conductors (R. Dell'Acqua). Thick film resistors (M. Prudenziati, R. Dell'Acqua). Thick-film dielectric materials (R. Dell'Acqua). Pastes, inks and slurries (M. Prudenziati). Thermal Sensors. thick-film thermistors and RTDs (H. Arima). Thick film heat flux sensors (W. Smetana). Thermometers for cryogenic temperatures (H. Postma). Sensors for Mechanical Quantities. Piezoresistive thick-film sensors (B. Morten, M. Prudenziati). Piezoelectric thick-film sensors (G. De Cicco, B. Morten, M. Prudenziati). Magnetoresistive thick-film sensors (B. Morten, M. Prudenziati, G. De Cicco). Capacitive sensors (A. Taroni). Sensors for Chemical Quantities. Gas sensors based on solid ionic conductors (V. Leonhard). Thick film semiconductor gas sensors (P.T. Moseley). Organic materials for gas sensing and the construction of sensors for liquids (J.K. Atkinson, A.W. Cranny, P.R. Siuda). Thick-film biosensors (N. Hampp, C. Eppelsheim, A. Silber). Sensors for Radiation. CdS based photoconducting sensors (M.S. Setty, D.P. Amalnerkar). Screen printed CdS/CdTe solar cells (S. Ikegami, H. Uda). High-Tc Superconductor Thick Film Sensors. Superconducting thick-film magnetic field sensors (A.K. Gupta, N. Khare, V.S. Tomar). Other high-Tc superconductor thick film sensors (S. Leppävuori, A. Uusimäki). Other Sensors and Conclusions. Other sensors, actuators and ancillary parts for measuring systems (M. Prudenziati). Present and future of thick film sensors (M. Prudenziati). Index.

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Inaugurating a new Elsevier series, this volume presents the state of the art in thick-film technology. --SCITECH Book News

Inaugurating a new Elsevier series, this volume presents the state of the art in thick-film technology. SCITECH Book News

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Maria Prudenziati is Professor of Applied Electronics at the University of Modena, Italy.

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