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Field-effect transistors with a chemically selective layer adjacent to the insulator are a microscopic equivalent of the Kelvin probe. With both types of these devices it is possible to obtain potentiometric signals due to changes of work function of the selective layer.
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Janata, J. (1992). Microsensors Based on Modulation of Work Function. In: Gardner, J.W., Bartlett, P.N. (eds) Sensors and Sensory Systems for an Electronic Nose. NATO ASI Series, vol 212. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7985-8_7
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