Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Gas Sensitivity of Ferric Oxide Ceramics with Transition-Metal Oxide

HE Yunqiu; XIE Qinghong   

  1. Department of Materials Engineering; Tongji University Shanghai 200433 China
  • Received:1995-12-11 Revised:1996-01-31 Published:1997-02-20 Online:1997-02-20

Abstract: The ferric oaide system with transition metal oxides such as CuO-Fe2O3 and ZnO-Fe2O3, were Sintered at different temperatures and formed a porous ceramic with a-Fe2O3 and spinel crystal phases. This ceramic possesses a remarked sensitivity to reductive gases. The special property is considered to relate to the ferric vacancy coccentration in a spinel phase. The ferric vacancy concentration varies with composition and heating temperature. The gas sensitivity can be improved by the increment of the ferric vacancy concentration.

Key words: gas sensitivity, ferric vacancy, solid solution