Detection of liquid petroleum gas using mixed nanosized tungsten oxide-based thick-film semiconductor sensor

Abstract The thick-film semiconductor sensor for liquid petroleum gas (LPG) detection was fabricated using a mixed WO 3 -based sensor. We present the characterization of both their structural properties by means of XRD measurements and the electrical characteristics by using gas-sensing properties. The sensing characteristics such as sensitivity, working range, cross-sensitivity and response time were studied by using nanosized WO 3 -based mixed with different metal oxides (SnO 2 , TiO 2 and In 2 O 3 ) and doped with noble metals (Au, Pd and Pt). The WO 3 -based mixed with 5 wt.% In 2 O 3 and 0.5 wt.% Pd showed the higher sensing characteristic at low concentration of LPG sensor at an operating temperature 225 °C.