Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1994, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 31-34.

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Gas Sensing Propery and Electric Conduction of ZnSnO3

Zhang Tianshu, Shen Yusheng, Jing Chuangui   

  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Scicnce and Technology of China, Hefei 230026
  • Received:1993-04-20 Revised:1993-09-07 Published:1994-04-10 Online:1994-04-10

Abstract: The adsorption of oxygen on ZnSnO3 has been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.At temperatures ranging from 25 ℃ to 300 ℃ the charge states of the chemisorbed oxygen were found to be O2- and O-, and the former may convert into O-(or O2-) with increasing temperature. ZnSnO3 is a typical surface-controlled sensor.The activation energy of oxygen adsorbed on ZnSnO3 was 0.52eV. The ZnSnO3-based sensor showed the greatest sensitivity to C2H5OH gas than to other reducing gases:petrol, C2H2,LPG,and H2.

Key words: zinc stannate, gas sensor, property