Niobium pentoxide as a lean-range oxygen sensor

被引:21
作者
Kohli, A [1 ]
Wang, CC [1 ]
Akbar, SA [1 ]
机构
[1] Ohio State Univ, Ctr Ind Sensors & Measurements, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
niobium pentoxide; lean-burn oxygen sensor; sensors;
D O I
10.1016/S0925-4005(99)00191-4
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) has been investigated as a lean-burn oxygen sensor in the 400-800 degrees C temperature range. It shows excellent sensitivity and good reversibility upon exposure to increasing and decreasing oxygen partial pressures. In the 10 ppm to 100% oxygen partial pressure range, the response of Nb2O5 sensor is as fast as the YSZ sensor. There is a change in the resistance when Nb2O5 is exposed to CO, CH4 and CO2. However, this change in the resistance is mainly due to a change in the ambient oxygen partial pressure, though there might be a small amount of cross-sensitivity effect. This cross-sensitivity effect has been isolated for CO2. Humidity doesn't show much cross-sensitivity effect on the Nb2O5 sensor. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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页码:121 / 128
页数:8
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