Patent ID: 10969363

Abstract:
A sensor element includes: a main pump cell constituted by an inner pump electrode facing a first inner space into which a measurement gas is introduced, an external pump electrode provided on a surface of the sensor element, and a solid electrolyte located therebetween; and a measurement pump cell constituted by a measurement electrode facing a second inner space communicated with the first inner space and functioning as a reduction catalyst for NOx; and a solid electrolyte located therebetween. The inner pump electrode is a cermet made of Pt and ZrO2, the inner pump electrode has a porosity ranging from 1-5% and a thickness ranging from 5-20 μm, a resistance of the main pump cell is equal to or smaller than 150Ω, and a diffusion resistance from the gas inlet to the inner pump electrode is ranging from 200-1000 cm−1.