JPH04335149A - Gas sensor - Google Patents

Gas sensor

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JPH04335149A
JPH04335149A JP13567891A JP13567891A JPH04335149A JP H04335149 A JPH04335149 A JP H04335149A JP 13567891 A JP13567891 A JP 13567891A JP 13567891 A JP13567891 A JP 13567891A JP H04335149 A JPH04335149 A JP H04335149A
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gas sensor
metal oxide
gas
oxide semiconductor
anatase
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Masami Ando
正美 安藤
Takahiro Suzuki
貴弘 鈴木
Noriyuki Tsuchida
敬之 土田
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PURPOSE:To obtain a gas sensor without any reduction in gas sensitivity even if a sensor temperature is increased to 400 or higher for increasing a response speed. CONSTITUTION:In a gas sensor 1, a pair of comb-shaped Au electrodes 3 are formed on an alumina substrate 2 by calcination' and a metal oxide semiconductor 4 where this Au electrode 3 is connected is formed on a surface of the alumina substrate 2 by calcination, where the metal oxide semiconductor 4 is Nb2O5 or an anatase-type TiO2 or is obtained by adding a specific metal oxide to these.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

【0001】0001

【産業上の利用分野】本発明はH2S(硫化水素ガス)
の検出に優れたガスセンサに関する。
[Industrial Application Field] The present invention uses H2S (hydrogen sulfide gas)
This invention relates to a gas sensor that is excellent in detecting gas.

【0002】0002

【従来の技術】ガスの吸脱着により抵抗値が変化する金
属酸化物半導体に電極を接続し、抵抗値を測定すること
でガスの有無を検出するようにした半導体ガスセンサが
従来からガス漏れ警報器等として使用されている。
[Prior Art] Semiconductor gas sensors, which detect the presence or absence of gas by connecting electrodes to a metal oxide semiconductor whose resistance value changes due to adsorption and desorption of gas, have been used as gas leak alarms to measure the resistance value. It is used as such.

【0003】一方、最近ではトイレやキッチン等の住居
内におけるオートベンチレーション(自動換気)を行な
うためのガスセンサの開発が要望されている。つまり、
トイレやキッチン等の悪臭成分の主なものは、硫化水素
、アンモニア、アミン類及びメルカプタン類であり、快
適な住環境を維持するにはこれらのガス濃度が数ppb
〜数ppmの範囲で検出できるセンサが必要とされる。 しかしながら従来の金属酸化物半導体ガスセンサによる
検出可能濃度は数百ppm以上である。
On the other hand, there has recently been a demand for the development of a gas sensor for autoventilating rooms such as toilets and kitchens in residences. In other words,
The main odor components in toilets, kitchens, etc. are hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, amines, and mercaptans, and to maintain a comfortable living environment, the concentration of these gases must be kept at several ppb.
A sensor that can detect in the range of ~ several ppm is required. However, the detectable concentration using conventional metal oxide semiconductor gas sensors is several hundred ppm or more.

【0004】そこで、特開昭58−79149号及び特
開昭63−313048号には、金属酸化物半導体とし
てのSnO2に更に別の金属(通常酸化物の形態となっ
ている)を添加して、ガス検出感度を高めるようにした
提案がなされている。
Therefore, in JP-A-58-79149 and JP-A-63-313048, another metal (usually in the form of an oxide) is added to SnO2 as a metal oxide semiconductor. , proposals have been made to increase gas detection sensitivity.

【0005】ここで、特開昭58−79149号には添
加金属酸化物として、Sb2O3、TiO2、Al2O
3、Li2O及びCr2O3が、特開昭63−3130
48号には添加金属酸化物として、PbO、PdO及び
ZnOがそれぞれ開示されている。
Here, in JP-A-58-79149, as additive metal oxides, Sb2O3, TiO2, Al2O
3. Li2O and Cr2O3 are disclosed in JP-A-63-3130
No. 48 discloses PbO, PdO, and ZnO as additive metal oxides.

【0006】[0006]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】図6はSnO2からな
るガスセンサの応答曲線を示すグラフであり、縦軸はガ
ス感度の逆数を対数目盛で表示している。これより20
0℃及び300℃の応答曲線を見ると、ガス感度は比較
的良好であるが雰囲気をH2Sから空気に切り替えた時
の回復応答性が悪いことが分る。一方センサ温度を40
0℃まで高めれば回復応答性は良くなるが、図7及び(
表1)にも示すようにSnO2及びIn2O3は急激に
ガス感度が低下する。尚、図7中、低温側の素子温度で
ガス感度の表示のないものは素子抵抗が測定限界である
ことを示す。
FIG. 6 is a graph showing the response curve of a gas sensor made of SnO2, in which the vertical axis represents the reciprocal of gas sensitivity on a logarithmic scale. 20 from this
Looking at the response curves at 0°C and 300°C, it can be seen that the gas sensitivity is relatively good, but the recovery response when the atmosphere is switched from H2S to air is poor. Meanwhile, set the sensor temperature to 40
If the temperature is raised to 0°C, the recovery response improves, but as shown in Figures 7 and (
As shown in Table 1), the gas sensitivity of SnO2 and In2O3 decreases rapidly. Note that in FIG. 7, when the element temperature is on the low temperature side and no gas sensitivity is displayed, the element resistance is at the measurement limit.

【0007】[0007]

【表1】[Table 1]

【0008】[0008]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記課題を解決すべく本
発明は、ガスセンサを構成する金属酸化物半導体として
、Nb2O5またはアナターゼ型のTiO2とした。
[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention uses Nb2O5 or anatase-type TiO2 as a metal oxide semiconductor constituting a gas sensor.

【0009】[0009]

【作用】ガスセンサを構成する金属酸化物半導体として
Nb2O5またはアナターゼ型のTiO2を選定するこ
とで、H2Sに対する応答速度とガス感度に優れたガス
センサが得られる。
[Operation] By selecting Nb2O5 or anatase-type TiO2 as the metal oxide semiconductor constituting the gas sensor, a gas sensor with excellent response speed to H2S and gas sensitivity can be obtained.

【0010】0010

【実施例】以下に本発明の実施例を添付図面に基づいて
説明する。ここで、図1及び図2は本発明に係るガスセ
ンサの一例を示す斜視図である。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views showing an example of a gas sensor according to the present invention.

【0011】図1に示すガスセンサ1はアルミナ基板2
に一対の櫛形Au電極3,3を焼成により形成し、この
Au電極3,3が接続する金属酸化物半導体4を同じく
焼成によりアルミナ基板2表面に形成している。尚、ア
ルミナ等の基板に金属酸化物半導体を薄膜状に形成せず
、ある程度の厚みの金属酸化物半導体に直接電極を埋設
してもよい。また図2に示すガスセンサ11は筒状アル
ミナ管12に一対のPt線13,13を巻回し、このP
t線13,13を包むように金属酸化物半導体14の層
を形成している。ここで、金属酸化物半導体4は多孔質
焼結体となっている。
A gas sensor 1 shown in FIG. 1 has an alumina substrate 2.
A pair of comb-shaped Au electrodes 3, 3 are formed by firing, and a metal oxide semiconductor 4 to which these Au electrodes 3, 3 are connected is also formed on the surface of the alumina substrate 2 by firing. Note that, instead of forming the metal oxide semiconductor in the form of a thin film on a substrate such as alumina, the electrode may be directly buried in the metal oxide semiconductor having a certain thickness. Further, the gas sensor 11 shown in FIG. 2 has a pair of Pt wires 13, 13 wound around a cylindrical alumina tube 12.
A layer of metal oxide semiconductor 14 is formed so as to surround the t-lines 13, 13. Here, the metal oxide semiconductor 4 is a porous sintered body.

【0012】ここで上記金属酸化物半導体4はNb2O
5またはアナターゼ型のTiO2或いは必要に応じてこ
れらに特定の金属酸化物を添加したものとし、その製法
の一例を以下に述べる。尚、Nb2O5またはアナター
ゼ型のTiO2としては市販の高純度のものをそのまま
用い、また添加する金属酸化物は酢酸塩または硫酸塩の
形態のものを用い、添加量は酸化物換算で1〜10重量
%、本実施例では5重量%とし、含浸法により行った。
Here, the metal oxide semiconductor 4 is Nb2O
5 or anatase type TiO2, or a specific metal oxide added thereto as necessary, and an example of the manufacturing method will be described below. In addition, commercially available high-purity Nb2O5 or anatase-type TiO2 is used as is, and the metal oxide to be added is in the form of acetate or sulfate, and the amount added is 1 to 10% by weight in terms of oxide. %, and in this example, it was 5% by weight, and the impregnation method was used.

【0013】先ず、各々の塩を純水に所定量溶解させた
後、純水に懸濁した高純度酸化物と混合し、ホットスタ
ーラで加熱攪拌する。次いで蒸発せしめて乾燥固化させ
た後、残った固形分を乾燥器中で乾燥させ、この粉末を
メノウ乳鉢で粉砕した後、600℃で1時間加熱し、添
加した塩化物または酢酸塩を分解する。この粉末を再び
メノウ乳鉢で粉砕し、この粉末をビヒクルとともに混練
してペースト状にしてアルミナ基板上にプリントし、こ
の後600℃〜950℃で焼成する。
First, a predetermined amount of each salt is dissolved in pure water, then mixed with a high purity oxide suspended in pure water, and heated and stirred with a hot stirrer. After drying and solidifying by evaporation, the remaining solid content is dried in a dryer, and this powder is ground in an agate mortar and heated at 600°C for 1 hour to decompose the added chloride or acetate. . This powder is again ground in an agate mortar, kneaded with a vehicle to form a paste, printed on an alumina substrate, and then fired at 600°C to 950°C.

【0014】図3乃至図5はそれぞれセンサ温度を40
0℃とし、H2Sの濃度を5ppmとした場合のNb2
O5ガスセンサ、BaO−TiO2(A)ガスセンサ及
びCaO−TiO2(A)ガスセンサの応答曲線を示す
グラフである。尚、Aはアナターゼ型、Rはリチル型で
あることを示す。また以下の(表2)は各種金属酸化物
を5重量%添加した場合のガス感度を示すものである。
FIGS. 3 to 5 each show the sensor temperature at 40°C.
Nb2 when the temperature is 0°C and the concentration of H2S is 5 ppm
It is a graph which shows the response curve of an O5 gas sensor, a BaO-TiO2 (A) gas sensor, and a CaO-TiO2 (A) gas sensor. In addition, A indicates anatase type and R indicates lythyl type. Table 2 below shows the gas sensitivity when 5% by weight of various metal oxides were added.

【0015】[0015]

【表2】[Table 2]

【0016】[0016]

【発明の効果】図3、図7及び表1からはアナターゼ型
のTiO2及びNb2O5単味でガスセンサを構成した
場合に、400℃以上の高温でH2Sに対するガス感度
が高く、しかも雰囲気をH2Sから空気に切り替えた時
の回復が速いことが分る。また図4、図5及び表2から
Cs2O、ZnO、PbO、BaO、CuO、CaO、
CeO、SrO、NiO、In2O3またはAg2Oの
うちの少なくとも1種を適宜選択して添加することによ
り、ガス感度及び回復時間が更に向上することが分る。
[Effects of the Invention] Figures 3, 7, and Table 1 show that when a gas sensor is composed of anatase-type TiO2 and Nb2O5 alone, the gas sensitivity to H2S is high at high temperatures of 400°C or higher, and the atmosphere is changed from H2S to air. It can be seen that recovery is fast when switching to Moreover, from FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and Table 2, Cs2O, ZnO, PbO, BaO, CuO, CaO,
It can be seen that the gas sensitivity and recovery time are further improved by appropriately selecting and adding at least one of CeO, SrO, NiO, In2O3, and Ag2O.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

【図1】本発明に係るガスセンサの一例を示す斜視図FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a gas sensor according to the present invention.


図2】本発明に係るガスセンサの一例を示す斜視図
[
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a gas sensor according to the present invention

【図
3】本発明に係るガスセンサの応答曲線を示すグラフ
[Fig. 3] Graph showing the response curve of the gas sensor according to the present invention

【図4】本発明に係るガスセンサの応答曲線を示すグラ
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the response curve of the gas sensor according to the present invention.

【図5】本発明に係るガスセンサの応答曲線を示すグラ
FIG. 5 is a graph showing the response curve of the gas sensor according to the present invention.

【図6】従来のガスセンサの応答曲線を示すグラフ[Figure 6] Graph showing the response curve of a conventional gas sensor

【図
7】各種金属酸化物半導体のH2S感度と温度との関係
を示すグラフ
[Figure 7] Graph showing the relationship between H2S sensitivity and temperature of various metal oxide semiconductors

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1,11…ガスセンサ、2,12…アルミナ、3,13
…電極、4,14…金属酸化物半導体。
1,11...Gas sensor, 2,12...Alumina, 3,13
...electrode, 4,14...metal oxide semiconductor.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】  金属酸化物半導体に対するガスの吸脱
着による抵抗値の変化を利用したガスセンサにおいて、
前記金属酸化物半導体はNb2O5またはアナターゼ型
のTiO2を用いたことを特徴とするガスセンサ。
[Claim 1] A gas sensor that utilizes changes in resistance due to adsorption and desorption of gas to a metal oxide semiconductor,
A gas sensor characterized in that the metal oxide semiconductor is Nb2O5 or anatase-type TiO2.
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