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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaaki Nanaumi, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Takeshita, Saitama, JP;
Norihiro Ohta, Saitama, JP;
Noriko Ohta, Saitama, JP;
Yoshikazu Fujisawa, Saitama, JP;
Yoichi Asano, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiaki Takagi, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; H01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 232 ; 73 3106 ; 73 3102 ; 422 90 ; 422 98 ; 29 2501 ; 324 715 ; 338 34 ;
Abstract
An NO.sub.x sensor is produced by sintering a plurality of columnar crystals of .beta.-type Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5. The average value M of aspect ratios b/a (wherein a represents a width and b represents a length) in the columnar crystals is set in a range of 2.11<M.ltoreq.5. The NO.sub.x sensor has a high sensitivity to NO.sub.x via an enhancement attained by control of crystal type and structure.