Enhanced stability of ITO/In2O3 thin film thermocouples by coating Al2O3 layer

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Abstract

Ceramic thin film thermocouples as a kind of promising candidate thermal sensor have been used to replace noble-metal thin film thermocouples to measure the hot section of turbine energies. ITO (In2O:SnO2=90wt.%:10wt.%) and In2O3 thin films with spinning Al2O3 coating layer were investigated systematically and ITO/In2O3 thin film thermocouples were evaluated at 1230°C for a long time. Uncoated ITO and In2O3 thin film annealed at different temperatures exhibited polycrystalline phases and the degree of crystallization become more obvious along with the increase of annealing temperatures. From SEM morphologies, the grain sizes of In2O3 and ITO exhibited increasing trend obviously. When ITO and In2O3 thin films coated with Al2O3 were annealed at 1250°C for different time, the change of thicknesses shown that alumina coating layer could effectively slow down the volatilization of ITO and In2O3 films, especially ITO films. The ITO/In2O3 thin film thermocouple coated with Al2O3 could endure 1230°C for a long time than that of uncoated thermocouple, and the sensitivity could reach to 151.7 pV/°C.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE SENSORS 2017 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781509010127
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Dec 2017
Event16th IEEE SENSORS Conference, ICSENS 2017 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 30 Oct 20171 Nov 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume2017-December
ISSN (Print)1930-0395
ISSN (Electronic)2168-9229

Conference

Conference16th IEEE SENSORS Conference, ICSENS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period30/10/171/11/17

Keywords

  • AlO
  • ITO/InO
  • sintering temperature
  • thermocouple
  • thin film

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