Solid-State Sensors

A thorough and up-to-date introduction to solid-state sensors, materials, fabrication processes, and applications

Solid-State Sensors provides a comprehensive introduction to the field, covering fundamental principles, underlying theories, sensor materials, fabrication technologies, current and possible future applications, and more. Presented in a clear and accessible format, this reader-friendly textbook describes the fundamentals and classification of all major types of solid-state sensors, including piezoresistive, capacitive, thermometric, optical bio-chemical, magnetic, and acoustic-based sensors.

Throughout the text, the authors offer insight into how different solid-state methods complement each other as well as their respective advantages and disadvantages in relation to specific devices and a variety of state-of-the-art applications. Detailed yet concise chapters include numerous visual illustrations and comparative tables of different subtypes of sensors for a given application.

With in-depth discussion of recent developments, current research, and key challenges in the field of solid-state sensors, this volume:

• Describes solid-state sensing parameters and their importance in sensor characterization
• Explores possible future applications and breakthroughs in associated fields of research
• Covers the fundamental principles and relevant equations of sensing phenomena
• Discusses promising smart materials that have the potential for sensing applications
• Includes an overview of the history, classification, and terminology of sensors

With well-balanced coverage of the fundamentals of sensor design, current and emerging applications, and the most recent research developments in the field, Solid-State Sensors is an excellent textbook for advanced students and professionals in disciplines such as Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

Ambarish Paul, PhD, is currently working on bendable sensors for healthcare management at the University of Glasgow, UK. He has authored research articles in reputed IEEE journals in the fields of microfabrication and chemical-based pressure sensors.

Ravinder Dahiya, PhD, is a Reader and EPSRC Fellow, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK, where he is also the Director of the Electronics Design Centre. He sits on the Editorial Boards of IEEE Transactions on Robotics and IEEE Sensors Journal.

Mitradip Bhattacharjee, PhD, is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, India.

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