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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
May. 01, 1998
Satoshi Nomura, Miyanohigashi-machi, Kissyoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JP;
Shuji Takamatsu, Miyanohigashi-machi, Kissyoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JP;
Motoi Nakao, Miyanohigashi-machi, Kissyoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A method for evaluating material is carried out by making current measurements in an electrolyte positioned between a sensor and a material to be evaluated. The sensor has a substrate and a sensor surface. A light source is disposed in a spaced relationship with the substrate of the sensor. An electrolyte such as a gas or a solution is positioned to contact the sensor surface, and a material to be evaluated is positioned to contact the electrolyte, such that the electrolyte is positioned between the sensor and the material to be evaluated. A change in a property of the electrolyte, for example, pH, is caused by irradiating the sensor with the light beam. By generating a current in the substrate and then measuring the current, the pH of the electrolyte may be determined.