TY - GEN
T1 - Characterization of nano-sized SrTi1±xO 3-δ metal oxide semiconducting oxygen gas sensors for near human-body temperature application
AU - Hu, Y.
AU - Tan, O. K.
AU - Zhu, W.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) results show that nano-sized SrTi1±O3-δ material series (27 nm) with perovskite structure can be synthesized using the high-energy ball milling technique. The thick-film screen printed nano-sized SrTi1±O3-δ -based sensor series with annealing temperature of 400°C are found to have good oxygen sensing property at near-human body temperature for the first time for such a low temperature. The effect of the deviating stoichiometry of the nano-sized SrTi1±O3-δ-based sensors on their sensing properties was also investigated. The optimal relative resistance (R nitrogen/R20% oxygen) value of 6.35 was obtained by nano-sized SrTiO3-δ-based sensor at 40°C operating temperature. Their near-human body operating temperature is much lower than that of the conventional low temperature semiconducting oxygen gas sensors (300-500°C) and SrTiO3 oxygen sensors (>700°C). This can extend the application of the semiconducting oxygen gas sensors from the conventional high and medium temperature to the lower operating temperature areas such as the medical, environmental and domestic fields etc..
AB - The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) results show that nano-sized SrTi1±O3-δ material series (27 nm) with perovskite structure can be synthesized using the high-energy ball milling technique. The thick-film screen printed nano-sized SrTi1±O3-δ -based sensor series with annealing temperature of 400°C are found to have good oxygen sensing property at near-human body temperature for the first time for such a low temperature. The effect of the deviating stoichiometry of the nano-sized SrTi1±O3-δ-based sensors on their sensing properties was also investigated. The optimal relative resistance (R nitrogen/R20% oxygen) value of 6.35 was obtained by nano-sized SrTiO3-δ-based sensor at 40°C operating temperature. Their near-human body operating temperature is much lower than that of the conventional low temperature semiconducting oxygen gas sensors (300-500°C) and SrTiO3 oxygen sensors (>700°C). This can extend the application of the semiconducting oxygen gas sensors from the conventional high and medium temperature to the lower operating temperature areas such as the medical, environmental and domestic fields etc..
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U2 - 10.1109/ICSENS.2005.1597825
DO - 10.1109/ICSENS.2005.1597825
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33845804447
SN - 0780390563
SN - 9780780390560
T3 - Proceedings of IEEE Sensors
SP - 818
EP - 821
BT - Proceedings of the Fourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005
T2 - Fourth IEEE Conference on Sensors 2005
Y2 - 31 October 2005 through 3 November 2005
ER -