The Effect of Humidity and Environment Temperature on Thin Film Pt/SnO2:Sb Gas Sensors

The Effect of Humidity and Environment Temperature on Thin Film Pt/SnO2:Sb Gas Sensors

The effect of humidity on tin oxide thin film gas sensors has been studied in the case of methane. We found that the sensor resistance and response to methane are dramatically increased at decreasing of humidity. The results are qualitatively explained under the assumption that water molecules disso...

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Published in:2007 Siberian Conference on Control and Communications pp. 202 - 206
Main Authors: Anisimov, O.V., Maksimova, N.K., Chernikov, E.V., Sevastyanov, E.Y., Sergeychenko, N.V.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01-04-2007
Subjects:
Chemical sensors
Communication system control
Gas detectors
Humidity
humidity effect
Lattices
Plasma temperature
SnO2 sensor
Sputtering
Temperature sensors
Thin film sensors
thin films
Tin
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Summary:The effect of humidity on tin oxide thin film gas sensors has been studied in the case of methane. We found that the sensor resistance and response to methane are dramatically increased at decreasing of humidity. The results are qualitatively explained under the assumption that water molecules dissociate on the SnO 2 surface, produce hydroxyl species capable of acting as electron donors and decrease the densities of chemisorbed atomic oxygen and lattice oxygen atoms.
ISBN:1424403464
9781424403462
DOI:10.1109/SIBCON.2007.371325