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NASICON-based
potentiometric
Cl
2
sensor
combining
NASICON
with
Cr
2
O
3
sensing
electrode
Zhang
Han,
Li
Jianguo,
Zhang
Houbo,
Liang
Xishuang
∗
,
Yin
Chengguo,
Diao
Quan,
Zheng
Jie,
Lu
Geyu
∗∗
State
Key
Laboratory
on
Integrated
Optoelectronics,
College
of
Electronic
Science
and
Engineering,
Jilin
University,
2699
Qianjin
Street,
Changchun
130012,
China
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Keywords:
NASICON
Oxide
electrode
Cl
2
sensor
Buried
reference
electrode
Mixed
potential
a
b
s
t
r
a
c
t
This
work
focuses
on
the
sensing
performance
of
the
sensor
to
chlorine
(Cl
2
)
gas
in
air
based
on
sodium
super
ionic
conductor
(NASICON)
and
oxide
electrode.
Among
eight
single
oxides
examined,
Cr
2
O
3
exhib-
ited
the
highest
sensitivity
to
Cl
2
gas
in
air
at
300
◦
C.
EMF
values
of
the
sensing
device
attached
with
Cr
2
O
3
changed
linearly
with
the
logarithm
of
Cl
2
concentration
in
the
range
of
5–50
ppm.
The
sensitivity
of
the
sensors
was
testified
by
using
Cr
2
O
3
electrode
sintered
with
different
temperature.
The
sensor
using
Cr
2
O
3
sintered
at
600
◦
C
showed
the
largest
sensitivity
to
Cl
2
at
300
◦
C.
Through
burying
the
ref-
erence
electrode
in
middle
of
the
NASICON
layer
and
decreasing
the
area
of
the
reference
electrode,
the
sensitivity
of
the
sensor
to
Cl
2
can
be
greatly
improved.
Finally,
a
sensing
mechanism
related
to
the
mixed
potential
was
proposed
for
the
sensor
based
on
NASICON
and
oxide
electrode.
© 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
1.
Introduction
Chlorine
widely
used
in
industrial
processes
is
strongly
harmful
and
toxic
when
emitting
into
air,
so
high-performance
Cl
2
sensors
have
been
urgently
desired
for
detecting
chlorine
in
the
atmo-
sphere.
Up
to
now,
various
kinds
of
chlorine
sensors
based
on
semiconductor
oxide
[1],
organic
thin
film
[2]
and
solid
electrolytes
[3–6]
have
been
developed.
Among
them,
the
solid
electrolyte
type
sensors
exhibit
excellent
sensing
performance,
such
as
high
sensitivity,
rapid
response
kinetics,
outstanding
selectivity
and
reproducibility.
For
the
solid
electrolyte
sensors,
most
researches
focused
on
the
sensors
based
on
yttria
stabilized
zirconia
(YSZ)
and
sodium
super
ionic
conductor
(NASICON).
In
general,
the
YSZ-
based
sensor
was
operated
at
high
temperature
(600–800
◦
C),
so
it
seems
to
be
inappropriate
for
detecting
the
gases
in
atmospheric
environment
because
of
its
high
power
consumption.
Contrary
to
the
YSZ-based
sensors,
the
mixed
potential
type
sensors
based
on
NASICON
are
generally
operated
at
the
intermediate
temper-
atures
(300–500
◦
C),
so
they
are
more
suitable
for
detecting
the
toxic
gases
in
the
atmospheric
environment.
In
recent
years,
more
and
more
researches
have
been
reported
about
choosing
suitable
oxide
electrodes
for
improving
the
sensing
characteristics
of
mixed
potential
type
sensors.
For
example,
Miura
et
al.
reported
that
the
YSZ
based
sensors
using
ZnCr
2
O
4
,
ZnFe
2
O
4
,
NiO
or
Cr
2
O
3
+
NiO
as
sensing
electrode
showed
excellent
sensing
properties
to
NO
x
at
elevated
temperatures
[7–9].
Park
et
al.
also
examined
that
NiO
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addresses:
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(X.
Liang),
lugy@jlu.edu.cn
(G.
Lu).
and
CuO
were
suitable
as
the
sensing
electrode
for
NO
2
sensor
[10].
In
addition,
Miura
et
al.
developed
high
performance
CO
and
H
2
sensors
combining
stabilized
zirconia
and
CdO/SnO
2
sensing
electrode
[11].
Liang
et
al.
investigated
the
sensing
properties
of
the
sensor
using
NASICON
and
V
2
O
5
-doped
TiO
2
electrode
to
SO
2
[12].
Another
approach
to
improve
the
performance
of
this
type
of
sensor
is
to
optimize
the
sensor
structure.
Miura
et
al.
designed
a
tubular
mixed-potential
sensor
which
can
effectively
prevented
the
reactions
between
the
target
gas
and
the
reference
electrode,
how-
ever
the
fabrication
processes
were
rather
complex
and
the
devices
are
easily
damaged
[11].
Except
for
the
tubular
ones,
Elumalai
and
Miura
reported
a
planar
NO
2
sensor
using
stabilized
zirconia
and
NiO
as
sensing
electrode
at
high
temperature
with
simple
fabri-
cation
processes
[13].
Nevertheless,
the
reference
electrode
was
exposed
to
the
sample
gases
that
could
reduce
the
sensitivities
of
the
sensor.
Among
the
solid
electrolyte
sensors
reported,
the
sensor
for
detecting
chlorine
is
rarely
studied.
Recently,
we
have
designed
a
compact
tubular
potentiometric
Cl
2
sensor
and
the
structure
has
been
described
in
our
previous
paper
[14].
This
paper
presents
the
fabrication
and
the
sensing
properties
of
the
Cl
2
sensor
based
on
NASICON
and
oxide
sensing
electrodes.
The
influence
of
the
sin-
tering
temperature
of
Cr
2
O
3
on
the
performance
of
the
sensor
is
discussed.
Special
structures
of
the
sensor
devices
have
been
designed
too.
2.
Experimental
The
NASICON
was
prepared
from
ZrO(NO
3
)
2
,
NaNO
3
,
(NH
4
)
2
HPO
4
and
Si(C
2
H
5
O)
4
by
sol–gel
process
and
sintered
at
1000
◦
C
for
12
h
[14].
Eight
kinds
of
single
metal
oxides
(Cr
2
O
3
,
0925-4005/$
–
see
front
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2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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