Gas Sensing Characteristics of ZnO-doped SnO2 Sensors for Simulants of the Chemical Agents |
| Journal |
Materials Science Forum (Volumes 486 - 487) |
| Volume |
Eco-Materials Processing & Design VI |
| Edited by |
Hyung Sun Kim, Sang-Yeop Park, Bo Young Hur and Soo Wohn Lee |
| Pages |
9-12 |
| DOI |
10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.486-487.9 |
| Online since |
June, 2005 |
| Authors |
Kwang-Hyun Yun,
Ky-Youl Yun,
Geon-Young Cha,
Bong Ho Lee,
Jae Chang Kim,
Duk-Dong Lee,
Jeung Soo Huh
|
| Keywords |
Acetonitrile, Dichloromethane, DMMP, DPGME, Gas Sensor, SnO2 |
| Abstract |
After the 9∙11 terrorism and America-Iraq war, apprehension of mass destruction
weapons such as bio-chemical agents calls for much more sensitive sensors which can detect toxic gases. In this study, semiconductor gas sensors based on tin oxide were examined to detect chemical agent simulants: dimethyl-methyl-phosponate (DMMP), di(propylene glycol) methyl ether (DPGME), acetonitrile, and dichloromethane. DMMP((CH3O)3), DPGME(C7H16O3),
acetonitrile(CH3CN), and dichloromethane(CH2Cl2) gases are the simulants of nerve agent-sarin, vesicant agent-HN(N(CH2CH2Cl)3), blood agent-AC(HCN), and choking agent-CG(COCl2) gases, repectively. The SnO2 powder was prepared by a coprecipitation method from the mixture of tin chloride and zinc acetate dihydrate. Zinc oxide was doped into SnO2 from 1 wt% to 4 wt% to
improve its reliability and sensitivity. To fabricate a thick film, powders were made into paste with organic binder of ethyl cellulose and screen-printed on the alumina substrate. The phase development and morphology of ZnO-doped SnO2 film were investigated by XRD (X-ray diffraction analysis), BET (surface and pore size analyzer), and SEM (scanning electron microscope). The gas sensing characteristics for target gases were examined with a flow-type measurement system. The concentrations of simulants were controlled from 500 ppb to 1500 ppb, and working temperatures were regulated from 250 to 400 . |
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