%0 Journal Article
%T Various Structures Based on Nickel Oxide Thick Films as Gamma Radiation Sensors
%A Khalil Arshak
%A Olga Korostynska
%A Farah Fahim
%J Sensors
%D 2003
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/s30600176
%X Thick films Nickel oxide (NiO) in the form of pn-junctions and planar structures with interdigitated electrodes were investigated for ¦Ã-radiation dosimetry purposes. Samples were fabricated using the thick film screen-printing technique. All devices were exposed to a disc-type 137Cs source with an activity of 370 kBq. They showed an increase in the values of current with the increase in radiation dose up to a certain level. Performance parameters of the devices, such as sensitivity to ¦Ã-radiation exposure and working dose region, were found to be highly dependant on the composition of the materials used.
%K Nickel Oxide
%K Thick Films
%K Gamma Radiation
%K Pn-junction
%K Interdigitated Electrodes
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/3/6/176