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Includes bibliographical references and index.

• Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction
• 1.1.Background
• 1.2.The Human Body as a Sensor System
• 1.3.Sensors in an Automobile
• 1.4.Classification of Sensors
• 1.5.Example of a Gas Sensor: The Taguchi Sensor
• 1.6.The Sensor as a Passive or Active Element
• 1.7.The Sensor as Part of a Measurement System
• 1.8.Sensor Properties
• 1.9.Historical Development of Sensors
• 1.10.Sensor System
• Rerferences
• Questions
• 2.Electrochemical Sensors
• 2.1.Background
• 2.2.Conductimetric Sensors
• 2.3.Semiconducting Metal Oxide Sensors
• 2.3.1.Background
• 2.3.2.Electrical Properties of the Metal Oxide Semiconductor
• 2.3.2.1.Intrinsic and Extrinsic Metal Oxide Semiconductor
• 2.3.2.2.Metal Oxide Surface
• 2.3.2.3.Surface or Space Charge Capacitance
• 2.3.2.4.Accumulation and Inversion Layer
• 2.3.2.5.Surface States and Surface Conductivity
• 2.3.2.6.Metal Oxide Semiconductor Film Structure
• 2.3.2.7.Gas-Semiconductor Film Interactions
• Contents note continued: 2.4.Chemiresistors
• 2.5.Other Solid-State Electrochemical Gas Sensors
• 2.5.1.Background
• 2.5.2.Solid-State Capacitive Gas Sensors
• 2.5.2.1.The MOS Capacitive Gas Sensor
• 2.5.2.2.Micromachine Capacitive Polymer Gas Sensor
• 2.5.3.Schottky Diode Type Gas Sensor
• 2.6.Concluding Remarks
• References
• 3.Piezoelectric Sensors
• 3.1.Introduction
• 3.2.Classification of Piezoelectric Sensors
• 3.3.Piezoelectric Materials as Intelligent or Smart Materials
• 3.4.The Piezoelectric Effect
• 3.5.The Properties of Nonpiezoelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
• 3.5.1.Mechanical Properties of Nonpiezoelectric Materials
• 3.5.2.Electrical Properties of Nonpiezoelectric Materials
• 3.5.3.Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Piezoelectric Materials
• 3.5.4.The Piezoelectric Coupling Coefficient
• 3.6.Piezoelectric Stress/Pressure Sensor
• Contents note continued: 3.6.1.Determination of the Magnitude of the Sensing Element Response in the Measurand Range for Different Piezoelectric Materials
• 3.6.2.Equivalent Circuit for the Sensing Element
• 3.6.3.Time Response for the Stress/Pressure Sensor
• 3.6.4.Signal Conditioning System to Interface the Sensing Element Response to the Observer
• 3.6.4.1.Sensing Element Output Interfaced Directly to the Display Device
• 3.6.4.2.Sensing Element Interfaced to a Charge Amplifier and a Display Device
• 3.6.5.The Choice of the Piezoelectric Material for the Sensing Element
• 3.6.6.Sensor Construction
• 3.6.6.1.Piezoelectric Mechanical Force Sensor
• 3.6.6.2.Piezoelectric Pressure Sensor
• 3.7.Piezoelectric Accelerometer
• 3.8.Active Piezoelectric Sensors
• 3.9.Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensor
• 3.10.Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensor Response Measurement
• 3.11.Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors
• 4.Fiber Optic Sensors
• 4.1.Introduction
• 4.2.Background
• Contents note continued: 4.3.Theory
• 4.4.Light Leaking and Absorption in the Fiber Optic Link
• 4.5.Fiber Link and Materials
• 4.6.Communication Applications
• 4.7.Fiber Optic Sensors
• 4.7.1.Fiber Optic Probes
• 5.Thermal Sensors
• 5.1.Introduction
• 5.2.Resistance Thermometers
• 5.3.Theory of Metal-Based Thermometers
• 5.4.Properties of Metal-Based Thermometers
• 5.5.Theory of Semiconductor-Based Thermometers
• 5.6.Thermistor Properties
• 5.7.Concluding Remarks
• 6.Magnetic Sensors
• 6.1.Introduction
• 6.2.Natural and Man-Made Magnetic Fields
• 6.3.Materials Used in Magnetic Sensors
• 6.4.Principles of Magnetic Sensors
• 6.5.Solid-State Magnetic Sensors
• Questions.

The need for new types of sensors is more critical than ever. This is due to the emergence of increasingly complex technologies, health and security concerns of a burgeoning world population, and the emergence of terrorist activities, among other factors. Depending on their application, the design, fabrication, testing, and use of sensors all require various kinds of both technical and nontechnical expertise. --
With this in mind, Introduction to Sensors examines the theoretical foundations and practical applications of electrochemical, piezoelectric, fiber optic, thermal, and magnetic sensors and their use in the modern era. --
The magnetic sensors presented are used to determine measurands such as the magnetic field and semiconductor properties, including carrier concentration and mobility. Offering the human body and the authomobile as examples of entities that rely on a multiplicity of sensors, the authors address the application of various types of sensors as well as the theory and background information associated with their development and the materials used in their design. The coverage in this book reveals the underlying rationale for the application of different sensors while also defining the properties and characteristics of each --Book Jacket.