The surface properties of copper oxide (CuO) were discussed for considering the working mechanism of a CuO/ZnO heterocontact gas sensor having carbon monoxide (CO) gas selectivity. We focused on p-type semiconducting CuO, using sodium as a dopant, which is a key material for selective CO gas sensing and its surface properties were characterized by XPS, TPD and FT-IR analyses. It was found that the Cu/O ratio of the 1mol% Na
2CO
3-added CuO surface was higher than that of pure CuO surface by XPS analysis. By TPD analysis, it was found that CO was adsorbed more strongly on 1mol% Na
2CO
3-added CuO than on pure CuO. By the in situ IR measurement of CO adsorbed on the surface of 1mol% Na
2CO
3-added CuO specimen under 300°C, we found two asymmetric bands of CO, whereas an asymmetric streching CO
2 band was found on IR measurement of pure CuO specimen. It was confirmed that Cu atoms on pure CuO surface exposed to CO at 300°C changed from Cu
2+ to Cu
1+ or Cu
0, in contrast to Cu atoms on 1mol% Na
2CO
3-added CuO surface, which changed to Cu
2+. The electrical conductivity was measured as a function of temperature for pure CuO, CuO with 1mol% Na
2CO
3 and ZnO specimens. The resistivity of ZnO was larger than that of pure CuO and CuO with 1mol% Na
2CO
3 by three and six orders of magnitude at 250°C, respectively. A working mechanism of CuO(Na)/ZnO heterocontact gas sensor was elucidated in order to explain its high CO selectivity.
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