Performance of miniaturized thick-film solid state pH sensors

[EN] The performance of novel solid state thick-filmpH sensors for water quality sampling that are designed for deploymentin remote catchment areas is described. These miniaturised screen printed planar pH sensors are an alternative to conventional glass pH electrodes that have many disadvantages su...

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Autores: Glanc, M., Sophocleous, M., Atkinson, J.K., Garcia-Breijo, Eduardo|||0000-0002-9745-8485
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/63934
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/63934
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:pH sensor
Silver/silver chloride
Thick-film sensors
Water quality
TECNOLOGIA ELECTRONICA
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Resumo:[EN] The performance of novel solid state thick-filmpH sensors for water quality sampling that are designed for deploymentin remote catchment areas is described. These miniaturised screen printed planar pH sensors are an alternative to conventional glass pH electrodes that have many disadvantages such as high-cost, large size, mechanical fragility and limited shape. The approach adopted here for improvement of the ruggedness of the pH electrode is through its implementation as a screen printed metal oxide (RuO2) ion selective electrode used in combination with a screen printed silver/silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) reference electrode.Various choices of materials have been evaluated for the fabrication ofthe thick-film pH sensors resulting in a device with a sensitivity of approximately 30 mV/pH at ambient temperature