Review Article

In2O3- and SnO2-Based Thin Film Ozone Sensors: Fundamentals

Table 2

Conductometric-type ozone sensors and sensing materials used for their design.

Sensor type or principle of operation, °CSensing materials

Pseudo-Schottky diodeRT–100Pd (15 nm)/Ge (20 nm)/Pd (45 nm) on the p-type InP
Conductometric MeOx (heated)200–400In2O3; WO3; SnO2; ZnO; MoO3-In2O3; In2O3-ZnO-SnO2; ITO; NiO; SmFeO3; Ga2O3/In2O3
RT conductometric MeOxRTCuCrO2; CuAlO2; In2O3:ZnO:SnO2; SnO2-In2O3
Conductometric MeOx
(UV photoreduction/reoxidation)
RTIn2O3; ZnO; Pt/TiO2-SnO2
Conductometric MeOx
(UV assistance)
RTIn2O3; SnO2/SWNTs
Conductometric (polymer-based)RT–150Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc); polypyrrole (PPy); InAcAc
Conductometric (I-D structures)RT–300Carbon nanotubes network; In2O3; ZnO; SnO2