Gas-sensing property and mechanism of CaxLa1-xFeO3 ceramics

被引:113
作者
Kong, LB [1 ]
Shen, YS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SCI & TECHNOL CHINA,DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN,HEFEI 230026,PEOPLES R CHINA
关键词
ceramics; gas sensors; alcohol sensors;
D O I
10.1016/0925-4005(96)80052-9
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
LaFeO3 and CaxLa1-xFeO3 ceramic powders have been prepared by the coprecipitation method from La(NO3)(3), Fe(NO3)(3) and Ca(NO3)(2) aqueous solutions. The orthorhombic perovskite phases of LaFeO3 and CaxLa1-xFeO3 are characterized by X-ray diffraction patterns. The sensors fabricated with those powders have high sensitivity to alcohol. Partial substitution of La3+ in LaFeO3 with Ca2+ can enhance the sensitivity of the materials to reducing gases. The resistance of an LaFeO3 sensor in air, vacuum and alcohol-containing air has been measured. Complex impedance spectroscopy has been used to try and analyse the gas-sensing mechanism. According to the experimental results, it can be deduced that the surface adsorptive oxygen and lattice oxygen govern the sensing properties of LaFeO3 and CaxLa1-xFeO3 ceramics.
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