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Nanofilm metal layers as vacuum quality sensors

Ulrich KunzeTheodor DollThomas HaasS. Mäder

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Vacuum insulated panelMaterials sciencebusiness.industryOxidechemistry.chemical_elementNanotechnologyGeneral MedicineNanofilmEvaporation (deposition)Metalchemistry.chemical_compoundOxygen sensorQuality (physics)chemistryAluminiumvisual_artOxidationvisual_art.visual_art_mediumOptoelectronicsbusinessOxygen sensorLayer (electronics)Vacuum quality sensorEngineering(all)Aluminum

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Abstract A monitoring device for vacuum quality is realized by lowest cost single use oxygen sensors for vacuum insulation panels. They use the pressure dependence of oxide layer growth thickness on electrically measured metal nanofilms. These films were manufactured by e-beam evaporation, characterized in terms of resistance change with subsequent modeling of underlying mechanisms.

10.1016/j.proeng.2010.09.313http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2010.09.313