1. | 1. Introduction | 1. Outline 2. What is a Sensor? 3. Expectations 4. Where do we come across sensors? 5. Some examples of Sensors 6. Some definitions 7. Internal Noises 8. Acceptable sensor parameters in some common fields 9. Physical Effects employed in Signal Transduction 10. Photoelectric Effect 11. Photovoltaic Effect 12. Photoluminescence Effect 13. Electroluminescence Effect 14. Electroluminescence Effect: LEDs 15. Chemiluminescence Effect 16. Doppler Effect 17. Hall Effect 18. Thermoelectric Effect 19. Temperature Sensors based on Thermoelectric Effect 20. Thermoresistive Effect 21. Piezoresistive Effect 22. Piezoelectric Effect 23. Pyroelectric Effect 24. Magneto-mechanical Effect 25. Magnetoresistive Effect |
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2. | 3. Analytical TOOLS4. Transduction Platforms | 1. Electromagnetic Spectroscopy 2. Basic Spectrometer 3. Physical processes following absorption of a photon 4. UV-visiable spectroscopy 5. Photoluminescence Spectroscopy 6. Size and Material dependent PL Spectra 7. Infrared Spectroscopy 8. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 9. X-Ray Diffraction 10. Mass Spectrometry 11. Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometer 12. Optical Microscopes 13. Electron Scattering from Specimen 14. Scanning Probe Micorscopy 15. AFM Images 16. Transduction Platforms 17. Conductometric and Capacitive Transducers 18. Solid State Transducers 19. p-n diode or BJT Transducers 20. Schottky Diode based Transducers 21. MOS Capacitor based Transducers 22. FET based Transducers 23. Acoustic Wave Transducers 24. Quartz Crystal Microbalance 25. SAW Transducers 26. Cantilever based Transducer 27. Electrochemical Transducers |
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3. | 5. Physical Sensors6. Chemical Sensor | 1. Temperature Measurement Pt or Pr-Ir Alloy Resistors 2. Temperature Measurement: Thermocouples 3. Temperature Measurement: Thermistors 4. What is a chemical sensor? 5. Analytical Instruments for Chemical Detection 6. Modern Competition 7. Chemical Sensor Classification by Signal Transduction Approach 8. Applications for Chemical Sensors 9. Other Applications for Chemical Sensors 10. What Do We Expect from a Well-Designed Chemical Sensor Systems? 11. Metal Oxide Gas Sensor - Taguchi Sensor 12. Oxide Sensors: Sensing Mechanism 13. Mass Sensitive Sensors 14. Mass Sensitive Sensors: BAW & SAW Devices 15. Coatings or Adsorptive layers used in mass sensitive chemical sensors 16. BAW Sensors 17. SAW Sensors 18. Gas sensors made of Polymers and Gels 19. Capacitive Humidity Sensors 20. Mammalian Olfactory System 21. Human Olfactory System 22. Most Odors are Complex |