Use of NiO, anodically doped with Ni(III), as reference electrode for gas sensors based on proton conductors
✍ Scribed by G Alberti; R Palombari; F Pierri
- Book ID
- 104296630
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-2738
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✦ Synopsis
NiO electrodes, prepared by pressing NiO and a-zirconium phosphate powders (1:1 or 1:2 in weight) were anodically doped with Ni(III). The use of these electrodes as solid references of gas sensors based on solid state protonic conductors has been investigated. A very low drift of potential ( # 0.1 mV per day) and an exchange current density of the order of about 2 2 mA / cm were found. Because of the good stability of its potential and the relatively high exchange current density, this kind of electrode can be suitably used as both reference and as counter-reference electrode in potentiometric and amperometric sensors, respectively.