PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR SOLID-STATE GAS SENSORS EMPLOYING CATALYTIC METALS
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Dec 10, 2009
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Apr 6, 2009
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Apr 6, 2008
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A protective coating sustains the long term performance of a solid-state hydrogen sensor that includes a catalyst layer for promoting the electrochemical dissociation of hydrogen. The catalyst is susceptible to deterioration in the presence of at least one contaminant, including carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, chlorine, water and oxygen. The coating comprises at least one layer of silicon dioxide having a thickness that permits hydrogen to diffuse to the catalyst layer and that inhibits contaminant(s) from diffusing to the catalyst layer. The preferred coating further comprises at least one layer of a hydrophobic composition, preferably polytetrafluoroethylene, for inhibiting diffusion of water through the protective coating to the catalyst layer. The preferred protective coating further comprising at least one layer of alumina for inhibiting diffusion of oxygen through the protective coating to said catalyst layer. In manufacturing the protectively-coated sensor, the silicon dioxide layer is preferably annealed.
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