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Download or read book Impedance Characterization of a Model Au written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An electrochemical cell (Au/YSZ/Au) serves as a model system to investigate the effect of O2 and NO(subscript x). Possible mechanisms responsible for the response are presented. Two dense Au electrodes are co-located on the same side of a dense YSZ electrolyte and are separated from the electrolyte by a porous YSZ layer, present only under the electrodes. While not completely understood, the porous layer appears to result in enhanced NO(subscript x) response. Impedance data were obtained over a range of frequencies (0.1 Hz to 1 MHz), temperatures (600 to 700 C), and oxygen (2 to 18.9%) and NO(subscript x) (10 to 100 ppm) concentrations. Spectra were fit with an equivalent circuit, and values of the circuit elements were evaluated. In the absence of NO(subscript x), the effect of O2 on the low-frequency arc resistance could be described by a power law, and the temperature dependence by a single apparent activation energy at all O2 concentrations. When both O2 and NO(subscript x) were present, however, the power-law exponent varied as a function of both temperature and concentration, and the apparent activation energy also showed dual dependence. Adsorption mechanisms are discussed as possibilities for the rate-limiting steps. Implications for impedance metric NO(subscript x) sensing are also discussed.