Bimodular high temperature planar oxygen gas sensor

Sun, Xiangcheng; Liu, Yixin; Gao, Haiyong; Gao, Pu-Xian; Lei, Yu

doi:10.3389/fchem.2014.00057

Bimodular high temperature planar oxygen gas sensor

Journal Article · Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Frontiers in Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2014.00057· OSTI ID:1628025

Sun, Xiangcheng ^[1]; Liu, Yixin ^[2]; Gao, Haiyong ^[2]; Gao, Pu-Xian ^[2]; Lei, Yu ^[2]

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States); DOE/OSTI
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)

A bimodular planar O₂ sensor was fabricated using NiO nanoparticles (NPs) thin film coated yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrate. The thin film was prepared by radio frequency (r.f.) magnetron sputtering of NiO on YSZ substrate, followed by high temperature sintering. The surface morphology of NiO NPs film was characterized by atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of NiO NPs thin film before and after high temperature O₂ sensing demonstrated that the sensing material possesses a good chemical and structure stability. The oxygen detection experiments were performed at 500, 600, and 800°C using the as-prepared bimodular O₂ sensor under both potentiometric and resistance modules. For the potentiometric module, a linear relationship between electromotive force (EMF) output of the sensor and the logarithm of O₂ concentration was observed at each operating temperature, following the Nernst law. For the resistance module, the logarithm of electrical conductivity was proportional to the logarithm of oxygen concentration at each operating temperature, in good agreement with literature report. In addition, this bimodular sensor shows sensitive, reproducible and reversible response to oxygen under both sensing modules. Integration of two sensing modules into one sensor could greatly enrich the information output and would open a new venue in the development of high temperature gas sensors.

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Research Organization:: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1628025

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Chemistry, Journal Name: Frontiers in Chemistry Vol. 2; ISSN 2296-2646

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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