TY - JOUR
T1 - Mixed-potential-type NO2 sensors based on stabilized zirconia and CeO2-B2O3 (B = Fe, Cr) binary nanocomposites sensing electrodes
AU - You, Rui
AU - Wang, Tianshuang
AU - Yu, Hongyan
AU - Wang, Jing
AU - Lu, Geyu
AU - Liu, Fangmeng
AU - Cui, Tianhong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - Mixed-potential type (MPT) NO2 sensors equipped with CeO2-B2O3 (B = Fe, Cr) sensing electrode (SE) and yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ-8Y) electrolyte are fabricated. The new ceria-based nanocomposites synthesized by sol-gel method improve the NO2 gas sensing properties significantly. The highest response to NO2 is found for the sensor using CeO2-Cr2O3 binary oxides with 1:1 Ce/Cr sintered at 800 °C, resulting in 100 mV to 100 ppm with relatively fast response and recovery times at the working temperature of 450 °C. A linear relation is obtained for the sensor with configuration of Pt/YSZ/CeO2-B2O3 (B = Fe, Cr) between potential difference (ΔV) and the logarithm of the concentration of NO2 from 5 to 200 ppm, which the sensitivities are 40.5 and 74.0 mV/decade, respectively. Additionally, the sensor's reproducibility, selectivity, cross-sensitivity and stability are investigated in details. Furthermore, the mixed potential sensing mechanism and catalytic activity to NO2 for ceria-based nanocomposites are also discussed.
AB - Mixed-potential type (MPT) NO2 sensors equipped with CeO2-B2O3 (B = Fe, Cr) sensing electrode (SE) and yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ-8Y) electrolyte are fabricated. The new ceria-based nanocomposites synthesized by sol-gel method improve the NO2 gas sensing properties significantly. The highest response to NO2 is found for the sensor using CeO2-Cr2O3 binary oxides with 1:1 Ce/Cr sintered at 800 °C, resulting in 100 mV to 100 ppm with relatively fast response and recovery times at the working temperature of 450 °C. A linear relation is obtained for the sensor with configuration of Pt/YSZ/CeO2-B2O3 (B = Fe, Cr) between potential difference (ΔV) and the logarithm of the concentration of NO2 from 5 to 200 ppm, which the sensitivities are 40.5 and 74.0 mV/decade, respectively. Additionally, the sensor's reproducibility, selectivity, cross-sensitivity and stability are investigated in details. Furthermore, the mixed potential sensing mechanism and catalytic activity to NO2 for ceria-based nanocomposites are also discussed.
KW - CeO-BO (B = Fe, Cr)
KW - Mixed-potential
KW - NO sensor
KW - Yttria-stabilized-zirconia
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U2 - 10.1016/j.snb.2018.03.140
DO - 10.1016/j.snb.2018.03.140
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044957968
SN - 0925-4005
VL - 266
SP - 793
EP - 804
JO - Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
JF - Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
ER -