The fractal approach to heterogeneous chemistry. surfaces, colloids, polymers. Edited by David Avnir. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester 1989, xvii, 441 pp., bound, £ 75.- ISBN 0-471-91723-0

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• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 245 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0935-9648
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.19900020913

✦ Synopsis

MATERIALS

offset reduction, temperature compensation, multiplexing, etc., are called smart sensors. These capabilities are specific to silicon sensors, which make these sensors so well established.

The book ends with two appendices, one listing all occurring effects in the solid state that can be used for the direct conversion of non-electrical signals to electrical signals, and the other providing the definitions of specific sensor characteristics such as accuracy, offset, sensitivity, etc.

The book is based on a teaching course given at the University of Delft by the first author. This does not mean that the book is only useful for graduate students. Because the book covers all aspects of silicon sensors from fundamental knowledge of material and physical effects to technology and applications, the book is very useful for physicists, chemists and engineers involved in the field of sensor research, development, and application.