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Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response
This work introduces a novel humidity sensor based on a nanocomposite material comprising graphene decorated with three-dimensional flower-like structures of zinc oxide (Gr/3D–ZnO) fabricated via a hydrothermal method with various weight percentages of graphene. The surface structure and morphology...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34067846 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13101623 |
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author | Lin, Wang-De Lin, You-Chen Wu, Ren-Jang Chavali, Murthy |
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description | This work introduces a novel humidity sensor based on a nanocomposite material comprising graphene decorated with three-dimensional flower-like structures of zinc oxide (Gr/3D–ZnO) fabricated via a hydrothermal method with various weight percentages of graphene. The surface structure and morphology of the Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite were analyzed using XRD, EDS, SEM, TEM, and Raman spectroscopy. The influence of humidity on the electrical properties of the nanocomposite was also investigated. Experiment results revealed that the nanocomposite with 70 wt% of graphene provided high sensitivity (S = 446) with rapid response times (120 s) and recovery times (160 s). These results demonstrate the excellent potential of the proposed Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite in monitoring atmospheric humidity. A discussion on the mechanism underlying the effects of humidity on the Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite is also provided. |
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spelling | pubmed-81562662021-05-28 Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response Lin, Wang-De Lin, You-Chen Wu, Ren-Jang Chavali, Murthy Polymers (Basel) Article This work introduces a novel humidity sensor based on a nanocomposite material comprising graphene decorated with three-dimensional flower-like structures of zinc oxide (Gr/3D–ZnO) fabricated via a hydrothermal method with various weight percentages of graphene. The surface structure and morphology of the Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite were analyzed using XRD, EDS, SEM, TEM, and Raman spectroscopy. The influence of humidity on the electrical properties of the nanocomposite was also investigated. Experiment results revealed that the nanocomposite with 70 wt% of graphene provided high sensitivity (S = 446) with rapid response times (120 s) and recovery times (160 s). These results demonstrate the excellent potential of the proposed Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite in monitoring atmospheric humidity. A discussion on the mechanism underlying the effects of humidity on the Gr/3D–ZnO nanocomposite is also provided. MDPI 2021-05-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8156266/ /pubmed/34067846 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13101623 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lin, Wang-De Lin, You-Chen Wu, Ren-Jang Chavali, Murthy Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response |
title | Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response |
title_full | Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response |
title_fullStr | Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response |
title_full_unstemmed | Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response |
title_short | Gr/3D–ZnO Nanocomposites as Humidity Sensors with Enhanced Sensing Response |
title_sort | gr/3d–zno nanocomposites as humidity sensors with enhanced sensing response |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156266/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34067846 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13101623 |
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