dc.contributor.author |
Farquhar, Anna K |
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dc.contributor.author |
Henshaw, Geoff S |
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dc.contributor.author |
Williams, David E |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2023-09-04T03:43:26Z |
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dc.date.available |
2023-09-04T03:43:26Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2023-05 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
(2023). Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 354, 114254-. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0924-4247 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65533 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Electrochemical sensors are used to measure electroactive gases in ambient air monitoring applications. These sensors typically contain sulfuric acid electrolyte, and porous carbon working, reference, and counter electrodes. Current fluctuations caused by fluctuations in the meniscus contact shape or area at the 3 phase gas-electrolyte-electrode interface as a result of ambient pressure fluctuations have been suggested as a potentially significant source of error in sensor measurements. We confirm in the present work that the pressure oscillations associated with ambient sound can indeed lead to significant signals. We show, for a variety of commercial sensors for ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2), that acoustic noise equivalent to that from a nearby motorcycle or heavy goods vehicle can cause transient current fluctuations at 2 Hz sampling rate equivalent in the sensor output to as much as that due to 100 parts per billion by volume (ppb) of NO2, and with a root mean square (RMS) variation averaged over 10 s of approximately 40 ppb equivalent. These observations indicate that electrochemical gas sensors can behave as “microphones” in response to loud noise. The impact of acoustic noise should be considered when using electrochemical sensors to measure ambient air quality in areas of significant noise pollution, particularly if the aim is to resolve local transient concentration variations. |
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dc.language |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Sensors and Actuators A Physical |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://beta.sherpa.ac.uk/publication/12910 |
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dc.subject |
4017 Mechanical Engineering |
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dc.subject |
40 Engineering |
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dc.subject |
4008 Electrical Engineering |
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dc.subject |
4009 Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware |
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dc.subject |
Science & Technology |
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dc.subject |
Technology |
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dc.subject |
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic |
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dc.subject |
Instruments & Instrumentation |
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dc.subject |
Engineering |
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dc.subject |
Electrochemical sensors |
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dc.subject |
Acoustic stimulation |
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dc.subject |
Microphones |
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dc.subject |
Baseline current |
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dc.subject |
Ambient air quality |
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dc.subject |
Reliable data |
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dc.subject |
Fourier transform |
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dc.subject |
Meniscus perturbation |
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dc.subject |
Three-phase contact line |
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dc.subject |
AIR-QUALITY |
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dc.subject |
LOW-COST |
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dc.subject |
PERFORMANCE |
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dc.subject |
REDUCTION |
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dc.subject |
ELECTRODE |
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dc.subject |
OXYGEN |
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dc.subject |
OZONE |
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dc.subject |
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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dc.subject |
0912 Materials Engineering |
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dc.subject |
0913 Mechanical Engineering |
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dc.title |
Errors in ambient gas concentration measurement caused by acoustic response of electrochemical gas sensors |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.sna.2023.114254 |
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pubs.begin-page |
114254 |
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pubs.volume |
354 |
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dc.date.updated |
2023-08-24T21:40:30Z |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: ElsevierB.V. |
en |
pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
en |
pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal |
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pubs.elements-id |
953384 |
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pubs.org-id |
Science |
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pubs.org-id |
Chemistry |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1873-3069 |
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pubs.number |
114254 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2023-08-25 |
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