High Temperature Thick Film Sensor Development Based on Refractory Oxide Semiconductors
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States); West Virginia University Research Corporation
- West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV (United States)
- Universidad del Norte
Solid-state, high-temperature sensing devices are required for accurate temperature, strain/stress, and failure monitoring for a range of advanced manufacturing, transportation, and military applications. High temperature conditions limit sensing strategies, where typically traditional metal and semiconductor materials are unstable, and the sensing options are limited to optical spectroscopy methods. In addition, strategies to embed the sensors directly within active components and protective thermal refractory are of interest that permit near-environment sensing which is not possible with the traditional electronic materials and components. Rare-earth chromite semiconductors exhibit some properties of interest for high temperature sensing technologies, such as: high microstructure and chemical stability, relatively high electronic conductivity at high temperatures, and relative thermal expansion coefficient matching to refractory thermal protective insulation (such as high-zirconia and -alumina ceramics). In this work, n-type and p-type doped lanthanum chromites compositions were computationally modelled and prepared, and the electrical, thermoelectric, and thermomechanical properties were measured for the obtained material systems. A few compositions were then processed into thick film health and temperature sensors and tested at high temperatures. To establish relative stability under harsh environment conditions, post- mortem microstructure and chemical composition was characterized after extended and cycle testing at high temperatures.
- Research Organization:
- West Virginia University Research Corporation
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0031825
- OSTI ID:
- 2479193
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-WVU-0031825-5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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