ELSEVIER 2017 - Scientific Paper - Gas Sensor Calibration

Authors: HaoWan, HeyuYin, Andrew J.Mason

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Rapid measurement of room temperature ionic liquid electrochemical gas sensor using transient double potential amperometry.

ABSTRACT:

To implement a miniaturized sensor with a fast response time, a three-electrode system with gold interdigitated electrodes was fabricated by photolithography on a porous polytetrafluoroethylene substrate that greatly enhances gas diffusion.

To implement a miniaturized sensor with a fast response time, a three-electrode system with gold interdigitated electrodes was fabricated by photolithography on a porous polytetrafluoroethylene substrate that greatly enhances gas diffusion.

Furthermore, based on the reversible reaction of oxygen, a new transient double potential amperometry (DPA) was explored for electrochemical analysis to decrease the measurement time and reverse reaction by-products that could cause current drift.

Parameters in transient DPA including oxidation potential, oxidation period, reduction period, and sample point were investigated to study their influence on the performance of the sensor.

Oxygen measurement could be accomplished in 4 s, and the sensor presented a sensitivity of 0.2863 μA/[%O2] and a linearity of 0.9943 when tested in air samples with different oxygen concentrations. Repeatability and long-term stability were also investigated, and the sensor was shown to exhibit good reliability. In comparison to conventional constant potential amperometry, transient DPA was shown to reduce relative standard deviation by 63.2%.

With transient DPA, the sensitivity, linearity, repeatability, measurement time, and current drift characteristics demonstrated by the presented gas sensor are promising for acute exposure applications.