Journal of Applied Sciences ›› 1993, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (2): 104-108.

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INFLUENCE OF ADDITIVES ON GAS SENSITIVE CHARACTER OF TIN OXIDES

ZHU WENHUI, XU JIAQIANG, YAN KEQIU   

  1. Zhengzhou Institute of Light Industry
  • Received:1991-08-30 Revised:1992-02-03 Online:1993-06-30 Published:1993-06-30

Abstract: In this paper, chemical co-precipitation and impregnation are adopted to make gas sensitive, SnO2 by doping it with 15 additives. The structure and component of the materials are then studied with TEM, XED and XPS, and the gas sensitive character ia tested by means of static state. Results show that SnO2 doped with Ag, CuO and ZnO, which are cheap, can be used to make inflammable gas sensors; that the doping of ZnO and Re2O3 can improve the alcohol selectivity of SnO2; that Sb2O3 markedly reduces the electrical resistance of SnO2; and that there exist phase reactions between the addtives Ag, CeO2 and the material SnO2, thus influencing the binding energy of Sn3d.

Key words: gas-sensing materials, additives, gas-sensing, mechanism, Tin oxides