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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Ngk Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/406 (2006.01); G01N 27/407 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/4067 (2013.01); G01N 27/4072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heater part of a planar sensor element includes: a heater element containing Pt; an insulating layer covering the heater element; and a heater electrode located on a main surface of the sensor element to be exposed. A portion of the heater part other than the heater electrode is buried in a base part formed of a solid electrolyte. The insulating layer at least contains MgO, MgAlO, and MgNbOin a weight percentage of 97 wt % to 100 wt % in total. MgO, MgAlO, and MgNbOare contained in weight percentages of 30 wt % to 60 wt %, 30 wt % to 60 wt %, and 0.5 wt % to 15 wt %, respectively. The insulating layer has a porosity of 4% or less.