scholarly journals Highly sensitive, room temperature operated gold nanowire-based humidity sensor: adoptable for breath sensing

RSC Advances ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1157-1164
Author(s):  
Parag V. Adhyapak ◽  
Aishwarya M. Kasabe ◽  
Amruta D. Bang ◽  
Jalindar Ambekar ◽  
Sulabha K. Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Humidity Sensor ◽  
Gold Nanowire ◽  
Humidity Sensing ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Resistive Sensor ◽  
Relative Humidity Range ◽  
Humidity Range

A novel, highly sensitive gold nanowire (AuNW) resistive sensor is reported here for humidity sensing in the relative humidity range of 11% to 92% RH as well as for breath sensing.

scholarly journals Development of La3+Doped CeO2Thick Film Humidity Sensors

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunjie Wang ◽  
Aihua Zhang ◽  
Hamid Reza Karimi
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Humidity Sensor ◽  
Humidity Sensors ◽  
Response Recovery ◽  
Relative Humidity Range ◽  
Response And Recovery ◽  
Sensitive Characteristics ◽  
Humidity Range ◽  
Maximum Humidity

The humidity sensitive characteristics of the sensor fabricated from 10 mol% La2O3doped CeO2nanopowders with particle size 17.26 nm synthesized via hydrothermal method were investigated at different frequencies. It was found that the sensor shows high humidity sensitivity, rapid response-recovery characteristics, and narrow hysteresis loop at 100 Hz in the relative humidity range from 11% to 95%. The impedance of the sensor decreases by about five orders of magnitude as relative humidity increases. The maximum humidity hysteresis is about 6% RH, and the response and recovery time is 12 and 13 s, respectively. These results indicate that the nanosized La2O3doped CeO2powder has potential application as high-performance humidity sensor.

scholarly journals The Effect of Au Nanoparticle Addition on Humidity Sensing with Ultra-Small TiO2 Nanoparticles

Chemosensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Tommaso Addabbo ◽  
Irene Cappelli ◽  
Ada Fort ◽  
Marco Mugnaini ◽  
Enza Panzardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽  
Transient Behavior ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Au Nanoparticle ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Impedance Spectra ◽  
Humidity Sensing ◽  
Relative Humidity Range ◽  
Humidity Range

In this paper, we investigate humidity sensing through impedance measurements with TiO2 nanoparticles (about 6 nm in diameter). The transient behavior and the impedance spectra are measured and interpreted from the theoretical point of view. Large responses are shown especially in the relative humidity range from 30% to 80%, which are essentially explained by condensation in the nanopores. The effect of the addition of Au nanoparticles is investigated and as expected, the Au/TiO2 interfaces allow for dramatically reducing the sensing film response time and above all, its recovery time; moreover, it seems to favor condensation when the relative humidity overcomes 70%.

Characterization and Humidity Sensing Application of ZnO-TiO2 Nanocomposite

2011 ◽  
Vol 304 ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narendra Kumar Pandey ◽  
Karunesh Tiwari ◽  
Akash Roy
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Electronic Conduction ◽  
Nanocomposite Powder ◽  
Sensing Element ◽  
Reaction Route ◽  
Humidity Sensing ◽  
Humidity Resistance ◽  
Sem Micrograph ◽  
Relative Humidity Range ◽  
Humidity Range

Paper reports morphological and relative humidity sensing studies of ZnO-TiO2nanocomposite powder pellets obtained through solid-state reaction route. When exposed to humidity, resistance of pellets decreases with increase in relative humidity from 10-90%. Sensing element with 15 weight % of TiO2in ZnO shows best results with maximum sensitivity of 9.08 MΩ/%RH in 10-90% relative humidity range. This sensing element manifests smallest crystallite size of 71 nm as measured from XRD and lowest grain size of 207 nm calculated from SEM micrograph. This sensing element has the lowest value of activation energy, and hence higher electronic conduction.

Relative Humidity Sensing Studies of WO3-ZnO Nanocomposite

2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 365-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.K. Pandey ◽  
A. Tripathi ◽  
Dr.Karunesh Tiwari ◽  
Akash Roy
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Solid State Reaction ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Sensing Element ◽  
Humidity Sensing ◽  
Control Cabinet ◽  
Sem Micrograph ◽  
Relative Humidity Range ◽  
Humidity Range

Paper reports morphological and humidity sensing studies of WO3 and WO3-ZnO nanocomposite pellets prepared in the weight % ratio of 10:1, 4:1 and 2:1 by solid-state reaction route. The pellets have been annealed at temperatures of 300-500°C. XRD pattern shows peaks of ZnWO4 formed due to solid state reaction between WO3 and ZnO. SEM micrographs show that the sensing elements manifest porous structure. Granulation and tendency to agglomerate seen in the SEM micrograph are due to the presence of zinc ions in ZnWO4. Nanoparticles are having their sizes in the range 37-182 nm. The average Kelvin radius at 20°C room temperature is 27 Ả. Humidity sensing application of the pellets has been studied in a humidity control cabinet. It is observed that as relative humidity increases, there is decrease in the resistance of pellets in the range 10-85% RH. Sensing element of WO3-ZnO in 2:1 weight % ratio shows best results in 10-85 % relative humidity range. The average sensitivity of this sample is 1.20 MΩ/%RH. This sensing element shows good reproducibility, low hysteresis and less effect of aging.

Controlled Growth and Characterization Ag/ZnO Nanotetrapods for Humidity Sensing

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 462-467
Author(s):  
Babak Sadeghi
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Zinc Complex ◽  
Water Solution ◽  
Particle Morphology ◽  
Quick Response ◽  
Separation System ◽  
Humidity Sensing ◽  
Sensor Material ◽  
Highly Sensitive

Aim and Objective: Ultrafine Ag/ZnO nanotetrapods (AZNTP) have been prepared successfully using silver (I)–bis (oxalato) zinc complex and 1, 3-diaminopropane (DAP) with a phase separation system, and have been injected into a diethyl/water solution. Materials and Methods: This crystal structure and lattice constant of the AZNTP obtained were investigated by means of a SEM, XRD, TEM and UV-vis spectrum. Results: The results of the present study demonstrated the growth and characterization AZNTP for humidity sensing and DAP plays a key role in the determination of particle morphology. AZNTP films with 23 nm in arm diameter have shown highly sensitive, quick response sensor material that works at room temperature.

Preparation and Characterization of Modified PVDF-g-PSSA Membrane

2010 ◽  
Vol 152-153 ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gui Bao Guo ◽  
Er Ding Han ◽  
Sheng Li An
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Sodium Silicate ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Relative Humidity Range ◽  
Exchange Membrane

A new method based on a solution graft technique was used to prepare poly (vinylidene fluoride) grafted polystyrene sulfonated acid (PVDF-g-PSSA) proton exchange membrane. Polystyrene is grafted into PVDF modified by plain sodium silicate (Na4SiO4). There is a linear relationship between the degree of grafting and the content of Na4SiO4. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy is used to characterize changes of the membrane's microstructures after grafting and sulfonation. The morphology of the membrane's microstructures after grafting and sulfonation is studied by scanning electrolytic microscope (SEM). The effect of plain sodium silicate (Na4SiO4) concentration and relative humidity on the conductivity of the electrolyte was investigated by the impedance at room temperature. The results show that the styrene has been grafted into PVDF. The conductivity of PVDF-g-PSSA electrolyte doped 10% plain sodium silicate (Na4SiO4) is 0.016 S/cm at room temperature. The conductivity of the electrolyte changes slightly at a relative humidity range of 20%-70%. The weightlessness of PVDF-g-PSSA electrolyte heated to 40°C was less than 2%, which indicated that water capacity was good.

Evaluation Humidity Sensing Properties of Graphene/HS-TiO2 Nanocomposites

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 5143-5149
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhu ◽  
Wang-De Lin
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Hollow Spheres ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Humidity Sensing ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Recovery Times ◽  
Relative Humidity Range

This paper reports on a nanocomposite synthesized by sol–gel procedure comprising graphene sheets with hollow spheres of titanium dioxide (G/HS-TiO2) with varying weight percentages of graphene for the purpose of humidity sensors. The surface morphology of the nanocomposite was characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The structural properties were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The response to 12–80% RH at room temperature exhibited sensitivity (S = 135). However, the relative humidity range of 12–90% at room temperature exhibited higher sensitivity (S = 557). Sensors fabricated using the proposed nanocomposite exhibited high sensitivity to humidity, high stability, rapid response times, and rapid recovery times with hysteresis error of less than 1.79%. These results demonstrate the outstanding potential of his material for the monitoring of atmospheric humidity. This study also sought to elucidate the mechanisms underlying humidity sensing performance.

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