Journal of Applied Sciences ›› 1986, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (2): 182-185.

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AUTOMATIC SENSITIVE METHANE SEMICONDUCTOR WARNER ON MINER'S LAMP

WANG CHUNGJI1, LI PEIDE1, ZHANG SHUXIAN1, HAN ZHONGYI2, LI XIAOYUN2, SUN YUXIANG2   

  1. 1. Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Academia Sinica;
    2. Liaoyan Electronic Instrument Factory for Mine Safety
  • Received:1983-06-20 Revised:1984-01-25 Online:1986-06-30 Published:1986-06-30

Abstract: The CH4 sensitive semiconductor material was prepared from a high purity uonstoichiometrio n-type β-SnO2-x. A ceramic CH4 sensor was made from In, Pd-doped SnO2-x. The CH4 sensor was mounted on a miner's lamp, and the miner's lamp battary was used as the power supply. A new automatic methane warner has thus been developed and tested in some mines. When the CH4 sensor on the warner contacts with CH4 of over 1% concentration, the lamp automatically gives successive flash warnings.