Designing and development of polyvinylpyrrolidone-tungsten trioxide (PVP-WO3) nanocomposite conducting film for highly sensitive, stable, and room temperature humidity sensing
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
Publication Date
11-1-2021
Abstract
In the present research work, highly sensitive, stable, capacitive type humidity sensor based on polyvinylpyrrolidone and tungsten trioxide (PVP/WO3) nanocomposite was successfully developed. The sensing materials were prepared by using simple ultrasonication method and were characterized systematically through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Drop casting technique was used to develop sensing device using interdigitated copper electrode. Humidity sensing properties of PVP/WO3 nanocomposite sensors were investigated thoroughly and compared with pure PVP and WO3 sensors. It was observed that the humidity sensor with 20 wt% WO3 content showed high response of 44.73 nF/%RH, short response (10 s) and recovery time (15 s) as compared to pristine PVP and WO3 sensor. Low hysteresis value of 1.3 % was observed for PVP/WO3 20 wt% nanocomposite sensor along with excellent stability and repeatability.
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Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
134
Disciplines
Engineering
Keywords
Capacitance, Humidity sensor, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, Tungsten trioxide
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Recommended Citation
Khan, Hizb Ullah; Tariq, Muhammad; Shah, Mutabar; Ullah, Sajid; Ahsan, Abdul Razaq; Rahim, Abdur; Iqbal, Jibran; Pasricha, Renu; and Ismail, Issam, "Designing and development of polyvinylpyrrolidone-tungsten trioxide (PVP-WO3) nanocomposite conducting film for highly sensitive, stable, and room temperature humidity sensing" (2021). All Works. 4342.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/4342
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yes
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