Patent References 3900428 3901828 Gas-sensor element and method for detecting reducing gas or oxygen gas Metal oxide catalytic compositions having perovskite crystal structures and containing metals of the platinum group Method of manufacturing a gas sensor Oxygen sensor Patent #: 4314996 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/741209 filed on 06/05/1985US Classes:422/94, Combustible gas detector338/34, Gas, vapor, or moisture absorbing or collecting422/98, Analysis based on electrical measurement502/303, Lanthanum73/31.05Detector detailExaminersPrimary: Richman, Barry S.Assistant: Gzybowski, Michael S. International ClassG01N 27/12 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1980-12-19 JPAbstractA sensor element comprising a substrate made of a compound oxide of the perovskite type, the compound oxide having the formula A1-x A'x B1-y B'y O3 in which A represents a trivalent element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr and Nd, A' represents a divalent element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr and Ba, B represents equal amounts of trivalent and tetravalent Co, B' represents a tetravalent element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, V and Ti, x has a value ranging from (0.6) to (0.95) and y has a value ranging from (0.2) to (0.9) with the proviso that x must equal 1/2(1+y). |
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