Platinum-coated tungsten oxide hydrogen detector

Higher education and nuclear research

Higher education and research

A sensor material based on tungsten oxide films with additives designed to detect hydrogen leaks through changes in electrical conductivity.

A traditional gas detector that monitors hydrogen leaks by measuring changes in electrical conductivity of metals when exposed to hydrogen.

An enhanced variant of the tungsten oxide detector with an additional platinum coating layer that achieved 100-fold sensitivity improvement.

Russia

Research project to develop and test a tungsten oxide protective coating for fuel cell electrodes that prevents catalyst degradation during vehicle start-up and shut-down cycles.