Won Mijin, Jung Minhun, Kim Jaehwan, Kim Dong-Soo
Department of Creative Convergence Engineering, Hanbat National University, Yuseong-ku, Daejeon 34158, Republic of Korea.
Creative Research Center for Nanocellulose Future Composites, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2024 Feb 10;14(4):343. doi: 10.3390/nano14040343.
This paper reports a high-performance humidity sensor made using a novel cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-silver nanoparticle (AgNP) sensing material. The interdigital electrode pattern was printed via reverse-offset printing using Ag nano-ink, and the sensing layer on the printed interdigitated electrode (IDE) was formed by depositing the CNF-AgNP composite via inkjet printing. The structure and morphology of the CNF-AgNP layer are characterized using ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, an X-ray diffractometer, field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. The humidity-sensing performance of the prepared sensors is evaluated by measuring the impedance changes under the relative humidity variation between 10 and 90% relative humidity. The CNF-AgNP sensor exhibited very sensitive and fast humidity-sensing responses compared to the CNF sensor. The electrode distance effect and the response and recovery times are investigated. The enhanced humidity-sensing performance is reflected in the increased conductivity of the Ag nanoparticles and the adsorption of free water molecules associated with the porous characteristics of the CNF layer. The CNF-AgNP composite enables the development of highly sensitive, fast-responding, reproducible, flexible, and inexpensive humidity sensors.
本文报道了一种使用新型纤维素纳米纤维(CNF)-银纳米颗粒(AgNP)传感材料制成的高性能湿度传感器。采用银纳米墨水通过反向胶版印刷法印刷叉指电极图案,并通过喷墨印刷沉积CNF-AgNP复合材料在印刷的叉指电极(IDE)上形成传感层。利用紫外可见光谱、X射线衍射仪、场发射扫描电子显微镜、能量色散X射线分析和透射电子显微镜对CNF-AgNP层的结构和形貌进行了表征。通过测量在10%至90%相对湿度之间相对湿度变化下的阻抗变化来评估所制备传感器的湿度传感性能。与CNF传感器相比,CNF-AgNP传感器表现出非常灵敏和快速的湿度传感响应。研究了电极间距效应以及响应和恢复时间。增强的湿度传感性能体现在银纳米颗粒电导率的增加以及与CNF层多孔特性相关的自由水分子的吸附上。CNF-AgNP复合材料能够开发出高灵敏度、快速响应、可重复、柔性且廉价的湿度传感器。