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Title: High-temperature potentiometric oxygen sensor with internal reference

Abstract

A compact oxygen sensor is provided, comprising a mixture of metal and metal oxide an enclosure containing said mixture, said enclosure capable of isolating said mixture from an environment external of said enclosure, and a first wire having a first end residing within the enclosure and having a second end exposed to the environment. Also provided is a method for the fabrication of an oxygen sensor, the method comprising confining a metal-metal oxide solid mixture to a container which consists of a single material permeable to oxygen ions, supplying an electrical conductor having a first end and a second end, whereby the first end resides inside the container as a reference (PO.sub.2).sup.ref, and the second end resides outside the container in the atmosphere where oxygen partial pressure (PO.sub.2).sup.ext is to be measured, and sealing the container with additional single material such that grain boundary sliding occurs between grains of the single material and grains of the additional single material.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6]
  1. Hinsdale, IL
  2. Naperville, IL
  3. Worthington, OH
  4. North Royalton, OH
  5. Columbus, OH
  6. Hilliard, OH
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1033236
Patent Number(s):
8057652
Application Number:
11/228,064
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38; FC26-03NT41615
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

Citation Formats

Routbort, Jules L, Singh, Dileep, Dutta, Prabir K, Ramasamy, Ramamoorthy, Spirig, John V, and Akbar, Sheikh. High-temperature potentiometric oxygen sensor with internal reference. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Routbort, Jules L, Singh, Dileep, Dutta, Prabir K, Ramasamy, Ramamoorthy, Spirig, John V, & Akbar, Sheikh. High-temperature potentiometric oxygen sensor with internal reference. United States.
Routbort, Jules L, Singh, Dileep, Dutta, Prabir K, Ramasamy, Ramamoorthy, Spirig, John V, and Akbar, Sheikh. Tue . "High-temperature potentiometric oxygen sensor with internal reference". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1033236.
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