The Investigation of High-Temperature SAW Oxygen Sensor Based on ZnO Films
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Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory, Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan, China
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Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Materials 2019, 12(8), 1235; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081235
Received: 21 February 2019
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Revised: 12 March 2019
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Accepted: 17 March 2019
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Published: 15 April 2019
In this paper, a wireless oxygen sensor based on a surface acoustic wave (SAW) was reported. For high-temperature applications, novel Al2O3/ZnO/Pt multilayered conductive film was deposited on langasite substrate as the electrodes, and ZnO film obtained by the pulse laser deposition (PLD) method was used as the sensitive film. The measurements of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that the c-axis orientation of the ZnO grains and the surface morphology of the films were regulated by the deposition temperature. Meanwhile, the gas response of the sensor was strongly dependent on the surface morphology of the ZnO film. The experimental results showed that the oxygen gas sensor could operate at a high-temperature environment up to 850 °C with good stability for a long period. The max frequency shift of the sensors reaches 310 kHz, when exposed to 40% O2 gas at 850 °C. The calculated standard error of the sensors in a high-temperature measurement process is within 3%. Additionally, no significant signal degradation could be observed in the long-term experimental period. The prepared SAW oxygen gas sensor has potential applications in high-temperature sensing systems.
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Keywords:
surface acoustic wave; ZnO; oxygen gas sensor; high temperature
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Shu, L.; Wang, X.; Yan, D.; Fan, L.; Wu, W. The Investigation of High-Temperature SAW Oxygen Sensor Based on ZnO Films. Materials 2019, 12, 1235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081235
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Shu L, Wang X, Yan D, Fan L, Wu W. The Investigation of High-Temperature SAW Oxygen Sensor Based on ZnO Films. Materials. 2019; 12(8):1235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081235
Chicago/Turabian StyleShu, Lin, Xuemin Wang, Dawei Yan, Long Fan, and Weidong Wu. 2019. "The Investigation of High-Temperature SAW Oxygen Sensor Based on ZnO Films" Materials 12, no. 8: 1235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081235
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