摘要 |
An electrochemical device for dealing with a measurement gas in an external measurement-gas space, including an electrochemical sensing element having a pumping cell and a sensing cell. The pumping cell has a first planar solid electrolyte body, and a first and a second electrode disposed on corresponding areas of opposite surfaces of the first solid electrolyte body. The sensing cell has a second planar solid electrolyte body, and a third and a fourth electrode disposed on the second solid electrolyte body. The sensing element has an internal measurement-gas space communicating with the external measurement-gas space, so that the measurement gas is introduced into the internal measurement-gas space with a predetermined diffusion resistance. The first and third electrodes are substantially exposed to the internal measurement-gas space. A reference gas is accommodated in a reference-gas space to which the second and fourth electrodes are substantially exposed to the reference-gas space. Thus, none of the electrodes are directly exposed to the external measurement-gas space.
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