| 摘要 |
<p>Disclosed are a gas sensor and a nitrogen oxide sensor each comprising a first diffusion rate-determining section (26) for giving a predetermined diffusion resistance to a measurement gas to be introduced into a first chamber (18), the first diffusion rate-determining section (26) being formed with a slit (30) having a laterally extending aperture formed at a front end portion of a second spacer layer (12e) to make contact with the lower surface of a second solid electrolyte layer (12f) in which the aperture is formed to extend with an identical aperture width up to the first chamber (18), and a slit (32) having a laterally extending aperture formed at a front end portion of the second spacer layer (12e) to make contact with the upper surface of a first solid electrolyte layer (12d) in which the aperture is formed to extend with an identical aperture width up to the first chamber (18). The slits (30, 32) have a substantially identical cross-sectional configuration, in which the length in the vertical direction is not more than 10 mu m, and the length in the lateral direction is about 2 mm. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid the influence of the pulsation of the exhaust gas pressure generated in the measurement gas, and it is possible to improve the measurement accuracy obtained on the detecting electrode. <IMAGE></p> |
