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Comment on "Understanding the Increasing Trend of Sensor Signal with Decreasing Oxygen Partial Pressure by a
Daniel A Mirabella1, Celso M Aldao1
1Institute of Scientific and Technological Research in Electronics (ICYTE), University of Mar del Plata and National Research Council (CONICET), Juan B. Justo 4302, B7608FDQMar del Plata, Argentina.
Abstract:
In the original paper, Zhao and co-workers describe a sensing model to explain the response to a reducing gas as a function of the oxygen partial pressure. In this Comment we specifically analyze the basic gas detection mechanisms proposed in such a work and expressed through surface reactions (eqs 1-5). The consequence of these presented mechanisms lead to inconsistencies that are also regularly found in the literature.
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