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The results reveal that the nitrogen or oxygen doping level has an evident effect on the thermoresistive response of TiCu(N,O) films. The temperature coefficient of resistance values reached 2.29 \u00d7 10\u22122 \u00b0C\u22121, which was almost six times higher than the traditional platinum-based sensors. In order to demonstrate the sensing capabilities of thin films, a proof-of-concept experiment was carried out, integrating the developed TiCu(N,O) films with the best response in an injection steel mold, connected to a data acquisition system. These novel sensor inserts proved to be sensitive to the temperature evolution during the injection process, directly in contact with the polymer melt in the mold, demonstrating their possible use in real operation devices where temperature profiles are a major parameter, such as the injection molding process of polymeric parts.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma13061423","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,20]],"date-time":"2020-03-20T11:42:11Z","timestamp":1584704531000},"page":"1423","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Fabrication, Characterization and Implementation of Thermo Resistive TiCu(N,O) Thin Films in a Polymer Injection Mold"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Eva","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de F\u00edsica, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jo\u00e3o Paulo","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de F\u00edsica, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jorge","family":"Laranjeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Moldit\u2013Ind\u00fastria de Moldes SA, Rua da Moura, Apartado 28, 3720-903 Loureiro, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Francisco","family":"Macedo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de F\u00edsica, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6791-7620","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Senentxu","family":"Lanceros-Mendez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV\/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain"},{"name":"IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5506-996X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Filipe","family":"Vaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de F\u00edsica, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5294-0112","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Armando","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro de F\u00edsica, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Gao, F. 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