Thick Film Sensors, Volume 1 (Handbook of Sensors and Actuators) (Handbook of Sensors and Actuators, Volume 1)

This text explores thick-film technology. It identifies the applications of thick-film sensors and activities in the development of devices. Hybrid circuits for signal processing; creation of architectural structures; and transducing elements derived from thick-film pastes are covered. Content: Front Matter • Preface to the Volume "Thick Film Sensors" • Table of Contents •Section I. Thick Film Technology 1. Thick Film Technology •Section II. Thick Film Materials and Structures 2. Structures of Sensors and Multisensors 3. Substrates for Thick-Film Technology 4. Thick Films Conductors 5. Thick Film Resistors 6. Thick-Film Dielectric Materials 7. Pastes, Inks and Slurries •Section III. Thermal Sensors 8. Thick-Film Thermistors and RTDs 9. Thick Film Heat Flux Sensors 10. Thermometers for Cryogenic Temperatures •Section IV. Sensors for Mechanical Quantities 11. Piezoresistive Thick-Film Sensors 12. Piezoelectric Thick-Film Sensors 13. Magnetoresistive Thick-Film Sensors 14. Capacitive Sensors •Section V. Sensors for Chemical Quantities 15. Gas Sensors Based on Solid Ionic Conductors 16. Thick Film Semiconductor Gas Sensors 17. Organic Materials for Gas Sensing and the Construction of Sensors for Liquids 18. Thick-Film Biosensors •Section VI. Sensors for Radiation 19. CdS Based Photoconducting Sensors 20. Screen Printed CdS/CdTe Solar Cells •Section VII. High-TC Superconductor Thick Film Sensors 21. Superconducting Thick-Film Magnetic Field Sensors 22. Other High-Tc Superconductor Thick Film Sensors •Section VIII. Other Sensors and Conclusions 23. Other Sensors, Actuators and Ancillary Parts for Measuring Systems • 24. Present and Future of Thick Film Sensors • Index Explores three major areas 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, and transducing elements derived from thick-film pastes.