Publication Date
6-1969
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
William Buckman, N.F. Six, F.M. Carter
Degree Program
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Degree Type
Master of Science
Abstract
This thesis describes the results and analysis of Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity measurements on "activated", molybdenum-oxide, thin film hydrogensensing elements. The work was undertaken in an effort to produce data that would be useful in obtaining an understanding of the electronic processes which cause large electrical conductivity changes in molybdenum-oxide upon exposure to small concentrations of hydrogen in air. The results are analyzed using a simple band model of a semiconductor. This model is shown to give reasonable results at high temperatures; however, a departure from the usual .! model is required in order to explain the results at lower temperatures. Evidence is presented concerning the basic nature of the charge carriers, and a possible defect model is suggested. Similar measurements were also performed on single crystals, and the results are shown to be in reasonable agreement with those obtained on thin film samples.
Disciplines
Engineering Physics | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Physics
Recommended Citation
Hooker, John, "Electrical Conductivity & Seebeck Effect in Activated Molybdenum Oxide Hydrogen Detectors" (1969). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 2496.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2496