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S&M1300 Research Paper https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2017.1375 Published: January 25, 2017 An Aqueous Ammonia Sensor Based on Printed Indium Tin Oxide Layer [PDF] Seokhwan Lee, Jung-Yeul Jung, Moonjin Lee, and Jiho Chang (Received March 29, 2016; Accepted July 12, 2016) Keywords: indium tin oxide (ITO), sensor, hazardous and noxious substance (HNS), ammonia sensor
We proposed an indium tin oxide (ITO) sensor for detecting NH3 in seawater and carried out a series of experiments to investigate the feasibility of using it as a hazardous and noxious substance (HNS) sensor. The ITO layer revealed a distinct resistance change, which was linearly correlated with the NH3 concentration at room temperature. The ITO layer was evaluated using a seawater and ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH) solution. The evaluation revealed an almost linear output signal up to an NH3 concentration of 5%. The sensitivity of the sensor showed a small temperature dependence within a 5–35 ℃ range. In addition, no significant degradation was observed during a 7-d-long durability test. The aqueous ammonia sensor based on a printed, porous ITO layer has been explained in terms of reduction reaction at the surface and the formation of an electrical double layer (EDL).
Corresponding author: Jiho ChangCite this article Seokhwan Lee, Jung-Yeul Jung, Moonjin Lee, and Jiho Chang, An Aqueous Ammonia Sensor Based on Printed Indium Tin Oxide Layer, Sens. Mater., Vol. 29, No. 1, 2017, p. 57-63. |