Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2012, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (9): 928-932.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2012.11695

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Influence of Surface States on Gas Response Properties of Pt/TiO2

ZHANG Mao-Lin1, YUAN Zhan-Heng2, SONG Jian-Ping2, ZHENG Cheng2   

  1. (1. School of Technical Physics, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China; 2. School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)
  • Received:2011-11-08 Revised:2012-01-07 Published:2012-09-20 Online:2012-08-28
  • About author:ZHANG Mao-Lin. E-mail: mlzhang@xidian.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

     National Natural Science Foundation of China(61078020)

Abstract: Pt/TiO2 thick film gas sensors were modified by dipping method in H2PtCl6 contained solution. In order to get different Pt/TiO2 surface states, the thick films were treated with different process. Microstructural and morphological characteristics were investigated by XRD and SEM. The resistance-oxygen partial pressure relationship was used to calculate activation energy (E) of this film. Steady-state resistance and dynamic response of the sensor exposed to H2/O2 were tested, separately. The results indicated that the steady-state resistance which affected by “spill-over” effect arose from the Pt distribution states. However, the response time was associated with the activation energy (E). Sensors with lower activation energy exhibited a faster rate of response when the magnitude of response was approximately uniform.

Key words: TiO2, surface state, steady-state resistance, response time

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