Solid electrolyte for use in oxygen concentration sensor
US4328294A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1981 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A solid electrolyte for an oxygen concentration sensor is provided by mixing ZrO.sub.2 and about 6.5 to about 8% by mol of a stabilizer such as Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, grinding the mixture to give a BET specific surface area of about 9 to 20 m.sup.2 /g, adding to the ground mixture a forming aid, forming the mixture into a predetermined configuration and firing the formed mixture at about 1420.degree. to 1570.degree. C. The electrolyte has a surface-average grain size of about 5 microns or less and a structure of a cubic phase alone at the surface thereof and, furthermore, may contain about 5% or less of a monoclinic phase per the total of the cubic and monoclinic phases, in a finely ground state.
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