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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Futoshi Ichiyanagi, Gunma, JP;
Akira Uchikawa, Gunma, JP;
Shoichi Sakai, Gunma, JP;
Goji Matsumoto, Gunma, JP;
Futoshi Ichiyanagi, Gunma, JP;
Akira Uchikawa, Gunma, JP;
Shoichi Sakai, Gunma, JP;
Goji Matsumoto, Gunma, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An oxygen sensor includes a base body portion; and a plurality of function layers laminated on a surface of the base body portion. The function layers includes a solid electrolyte layer adapted to conduct oxygen ions; a reference electrode layer located on a base body portion side of the solid electrolyte layer; a sensing electrode layer located on the opposite side of the solid electrolyte layer to the reference electrode layer; a heater portion adapted to activate the solid electrolyte layer by heating; and a gas diffusion layer formed between the reference electrode layer and the base body portion, and adapted to diffuse a reference gas within the gas diffusion layer. The gas diffusion layer is formed to have a porosity indicating a limit current value ranging between 60 μA and 200 μA. The limit current value is a value of a current flowing between the reference electrode layer and the sensing electrode layer when the current flowing therebetween becomes substantially constant during the process of bringing a voltage applied therebetween higher.