Sensing mechanism of potentiometric gas sensors based on stabilized zirconia with oxide electrodes - Is it always mixed potential?

Elisabetta Di Bartolomeo*, Maria Luisa Grilli, Enrico Traversa

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Abstract

The non-Nernstian behavior of zirconia-based electrochemical NCx and CO sensors with various semiconducting oxides as sensing electrodes was extensively studied in the temperature range 450-700°C. Both pellets and tape-cast layers of yttria-stabilized zirconia were used for the fabrication of the sensors. It was found that the gas-sensing mechanism of the sensors cannot be explained always by the mixed potential theory. When semiconducting oxides are used as sensing electrodes, the semiconductor sensing mechanism and the adsorption-desorption behavior of the different oxides dominate the sensor response if both metal and oxide are exposed to the same environment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)H133-H139
JournalJOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume151
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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