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Sensing Capability of Air Plasma-Sprayed SnO2 Coating in the Presence of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide

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This report deals with the sensing characteristics of hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) gases using a tin oxide (SnO2) functional coating deposited on an alumina plate using air plasma spraying technique. This coating exhibits a porous morphology that contains both mesoporous and macroporous regions conducive to superior gas sensing. Initially, gas sensing measurements were performed by varying the operating temperature at a fixed gas concentration using a dynamic sensing setup. The coating showed maximum response % at 275 °C for H2 and CO gases. However, higher response % was obtained in the presence of H2 over CO. Sensing performance was further investigated by varying the target gas concentration at 275 °C. The coating exhibited a higher response for H2 compared to that of other plasma-sprayed SnO2 coating reported in the literature. The SnO2 coating under investigation demonstrated good sensor response and repeatability, moderate operating temperature and quick response time.

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The above research work was partially supported by the research grant obtained from CSIR, Government of India; vide sanction Letter No. 03/(1371)/16/EMR-II, dated 10-05-2016 and DST, Government of India; vide sanction letter Nos. 5(1)/2017-NANO dated 28-03-2018 and DST/NM/NNETRA/2018(G)-IITKGP dated 21-03-2018.

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Ambardekar, V., Bandyopadhyay, P.P. & Majumder, S.B. Sensing Capability of Air Plasma-Sprayed SnO2 Coating in the Presence of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 28, 6728–6735 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-019-04415-2

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