Progress on yttria-stabilized zirconia sensors for hydrothermal pH measurements

Chemical Geology

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 141-162

  Lvov, S N ^a   Zhou, X Y ^a   Ulmer, G C ^b   Barnes, H L ^a   Macdonald, D D ^a   Ulyanov, S M ^a   Benning, L G ^a   Grandstaff, D E ^b   Manna, M ^b   Vicenzi, E ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Association constants of HCl(aq); Electrochemical cells; High temperature; Hydrothermal solutions; Yttria stabilized zirconia pH sensor

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PH;

EID: 0037850879     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(03)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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