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Gas sensitive materials for gas detection and method of making

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OSTI ID:1082140
A gas sensitive material comprising SnO2 nanocrystals doped with In2O3 and an oxide of a platinum group metal, and a method of making the same. The platinum group metal is preferably Pd, but also may include Pt, Ru, Ir, and combinations thereof. The SnO2 nanocrystals have a specific surface of 7 or greater, preferably about 20 m2/g, and a mean particle size of between about 10 nm and about 100 nm, preferably about 40 nm. A gas detection device made from the gas sensitive material deposited on a substrate, the gas sensitive material configured as a part of a current measuring circuit in communication with a heat source.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
Assignee:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
8,338,206
Application Number:
12/440,272
OSTI ID:
1082140
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

SnO 2 −In 2 O 3 Nanocomposites as Semiconductor Gas Sensors for CO and NO x Detection journal March 2007
Electroless Addition of Catalytic Pd to SnO 2 Nanopowders journal November 2001
Nonaqueous synthesis of high-purity indium and tin oxide nanocrystals and their application as gas sensors conference January 2004