Multifunctional potentiometric gas sensor array with an integrated temperature control and temperature sensors
Embodiments of the subject invention relate to a gas sensor and method for sensing one or more gases. An embodiment incorporates an array of sensing electrodes maintained at similar or different temperatures, such that the sensitivity and species selectivity of the device can be fine tuned between different pairs of sensing electrodes. A specific embodiment pertains to a gas sensor array for monitoring combustion exhausts and/or chemical reaction byproducts. An embodiment of the subject device related to this invention operates at high temperatures and can withstand harsh chemical environments. Embodiments of the device are made on a single substrate. The devices can also be made on individual substrates and monitored individually as if they were part of an array on a single substrate. The device can incorporate sensing electrodes in the same environment, which allows the electrodes to be coplanar and, thus, keep manufacturing costs low. Embodiments of the device can provide improvements to sensitivity, selectivity, and signal interference via surface temperature control.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG26-02NT41533
- Assignee:
- University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, FL)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,027,387
- Application Number:
- 12/682,365
- OSTI ID:
- 1179237
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2008 Oct 09
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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