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Oxygen sensor element

US4514277A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 1982
Grant dateApr 30, 1985
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/4075
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An oxygen sensor element having an oxygen ion-permeable solid electrolyte having a tabular or columnar shape and electrode layers formed on the solid electrolyte. At least one of the electrode layers is composed of a fired body having a uniform structure consisting of 100 weight parts of a metal and 0.1 to 10 weight parts of a glass which consists of the following materials in molar amounts: SiO.sub.2, 62-75%; ZrO.sub.2, 7-11%; R.sub.2 O, 13-23%; R'O, 1-10%; Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0-4%; B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0-6%; Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0-5%; CaF.sub.2, 0-2%; and TiO.sub.2, 0-4%; wherein R.sub.2 O is Na.sub.2 O which is substantially pure or is substituted by Li.sub.2 O within 2 mole percent thereof, and R'O is an oxide selected from the group consisting of the alkaline-earth metal oxides, ZnO and MnO. Disclosed also is a method of producing the oxygen sensor element.

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