Publications: Hydrogen Gas and Environmental Sensors based on Thermal Waves

Hydrogen Gas and Environmental Sensors based on Thermal Waves

  1. Ultra-high resolution pyroelectric thermal-wave technique for the measurement of thermal diffusivity of low-concentration water-alcohol mixtures
    A. Matvienko and A. Mandelis, "Ultra-high resolution pyroelectric thermal-wave technique for the measurement of thermal diffusivity of low-concentration water-alcohol mixtures", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 104901 (1-8) (2005). - PDF
  2. Physical Mechanism of Reflectance Inversion in Hydrogen Gas Sensor with Pd/PVDF Structures
    C. Wang, A. Mandelis and K. Au-Ieong, "Physical Mechanism of Reflectance Inversion in Hydrogen Gas Sensor with Pd/PVDF Structures", Sensors Actuators B 73, 100 -105 (2001). - PDF
  3. Optimally accurate thermal-wave cavity photopyroelectric measurements of pressure-dependent thermophysical properties of air. Theory and Experiments
    C.-H. Kwan, A. Matvienko and A. Mandelis, "Optimally accurate thermal-wave cavity photopyroelectric measurements of pressure-dependent thermophysical properties of air. Theory and Experiments", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 78, 104902 (1-10) (2007). - PDF
  4. Pd/PVDF Thin Film Hydrogen Sensor System based on Photopyroelectric Purely-Thermal-Wave Interference
    C. Wang, A. Mandelis and J. A. Garcia, "Pd/PVDF Thin Film Hydrogen Sensor System based on Photopyroelectric Purely-Thermal-Wave Interference", Sensors Actuators B 60, 228 - 237 (1999). - PDF
  5. Detectivity Comparison between Thin-Film Pd/PVDF Photopyroelectric Interferometric and Optical Reflectance Hydrogen Sensors
    C. Wang, A. Mandelis and J. Garcia, "Detectivity Comparison between Thin-Film Pd/PVDF Photopyroelectric Interferometric and Optical Reflectance Hydrogen Sensors", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 70, No.11, 4370 - 4376, November 1999. - PDF
  6. Pyroelectric Thermal-Wave Resonant Cavity: A Precision Thermal Diffusivity Sensor for Gases and Vapors
    J. Shen, A. Mandelis and T. Ashe, "Pyroelectric Thermal-Wave Resonant Cavity: A Precision Thermal Diffusivity Sensor for Gases and Vapors", Int. J. Thermophys. 19, No. 2, 579 - 593, 1998. - PDF
  7. Pd/PVDF Thin Film Hydrogen Sensor based on Laser-Amplitude-Modulated Optical Transmittance: Dependence on H2 Concentration and Device Physics
    A. Mandelis and J. Garcia, "Pd/PVDF Thin Film Hydrogen Sensor based on Laser-Amplitude-Modulated Optical Transmittance: Dependence on H2 Concentration and Device Physics", Sensors Actuators B 49, 258 - 267 (1998). - PDF
  8. Thermal-Wave Pyroelectric Thin-Film Hydrogen Sensor with Extended Detection Dynamic Range
    L. Dorojkine and A. Mandelis, "Thermal-Wave Pyroelectric Thin-Film Hydrogen Sensor with Extended Detection Dynamic Range", Opt. Eng. 36 (2), 473-481, February 1997. - PDF
  9. Thermophysical Response of Solid-State Thermal-Wave Pyroelectric-Film Sensor to Natural Gas and Methane
    J.A. Garcia, L.M. Dorojkine, A. Mandelis and J.S. Wallace, "Thermophysical Response of Solid-State Thermal-Wave Pyroelectric-Film Sensor to Natural Gas and Methane", Int. Hydrogen J. 21 , No. 9, 761 - 764, 1996. - PDF
  10. Study of the Thin-Film Palladium/Hydrogen System by an Optical Transmittance Method
    J.A. Garcia and A. Mandelis, "Study of the Thin-Film Palladium/Hydrogen System by an Optical Transmittance Method", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 67, 3981 - 3983, November 1996. - PDF
  11. Separation of Thermal Wave and Optical Reflectance Effects in a Palladium Photopyroelectric Hydrogen Sensor
    R. Wagner and A. Mandelis, "Separation of Thermal Wave and Optical Reflectance Effects in a Palladium Photopyroelectric Hydrogen Sensor", Ferroelectrics 165, 193 - 203, April 1995. - PDF
  12. Purely Thermal-Wave based Non-Chemical Photopyroelectric Gas Sensor: Application to Hydrogen
    M. Munidasa and A. Mandelis, "Purely Thermal-Wave based Non-Chemical Photopyroelectric Gas Sensor: Application to Hydrogen", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 65, 1978 -1982, June 1994. - PDF
  13. Characterization of Purely Thermal-Wave Based Photopyroelectric Gas Sensor for Hydrogen Detection
    M. Munidasa, A. Mandelis, A. Katz, D.V. Do and V.K. Luong, "Characterization of Purely Thermal-Wave Based Photopyroelectric Gas Sensor for Hydrogen Detection", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 65, 1983 - 1987, June 1994. - PDF
  14. Photopyroelectric Detection of Hydrogen/Oxygen Mixtures
    C. Christofides, A. Mandelis, J. Rawski and S. Rehm, "Photopyroelectric Detection of Hydrogen/Oxygen Mixtures", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 64, 3563 - 3571, December 1993. - PDF
  15. Progress in Hydrogen Detection: A New Photopyroelectric Device
    C. Christofides and A. Mandelis, "Progress in Hydrogen Detection: A New Photopyroelectric Device", Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 16, 577 - 578, 1991. - PDF
  16. Photothermal Electrostatics of the Pd PVDF Photopyroelectric (PPE) Hydrogen Gas Sensor
    A. Mandelis and C. Christofides, "Photothermal Electrostatics of the Pd PVDF Photopyroelectric (PPE) Hydrogen Gas Sensor", J. Appl. Phys. 70, 4496 - 4505, October, 1991. - PDF
  17. Optimization of a New Photopyroelectric Hydrogen Gas Sensor: Device Geometry and Temperature Measurements
    C. Christofides, A. Mandelis and J. Enright, "Optimization of a New Photopyroelectric Hydrogen Gas Sensor: Device Geometry and Temperature Measurements", Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 30, 2916 - 2920, November, 1991. - PDF
  18. Surface Hydrogen Palladium Studies Using a New Photopyroelectric Detector
    A. Mandelis and C. Christofides, "Surface Hydrogen Palladium Studies Using a New Photopyroelectric Detector", J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 8 (6), 3980 - 3983, November/December, 1990. - PDF
  19. Solid State Sensors for Trace Hydrogen Gas Detection
    C. Christofides and A. Mandelis, "Solid State Sensors for Trace Hydrogen Gas Detection", J. Appl. Phys. Reviews 68, R1 - R30, September, 1990. - PDF
  20. Photopyroelectric (P2E) Sensor for Trace Hydrogen Gas Detection
    A. Mandelis and C. Christofides, "Photopyroelectric (P2E) Sensor for Trace Hydrogen Gas Detection", Sensors and Actuators B 2, 79 - 87, March, 1990. - PDF
  21. Operating Characteristics and Comparison of Photopyroelectric and Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal Sensor
    C. Christofides and A. Mandelis, "Operating Characteristics and Comparison of Photopyroelectric and Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal Sensor", J. Appl. Phys. 66 (9), 3986 -3992, November, 1989. - PDF
  22. Operating Characteristics and Comparison of Photopyroelectric and Piezoelectric Sensors for Trace Hydrogen Gas Detection. Part 1: Development of a New Photopyroelectric Sensor
    C. Christofides and A. Mandelis, "Operating Characteristics and Comparison of Photopyroelectric and Piezoelectric Sensors for Trace Hydrogen Gas Detection. Part 1: Development of a New Photopyroelectric Sensor", J. Appl. Phys. 66 (9), 3975 - 3985, November, 1989. - PDF