Graphene quantum dots as a novel sensing material for low-cost resistive and fast-response humidity sensors
A room temperature graphene quantum dots (GQDs) based sensing material for relative humidity monitoring is presented. GQDs are synthesized by pyrolysis of citric acid and are deposited on a metallic interdigitated microelectrodes by drop-casting technology. GQDs are nanosheets around 20 nm in averag...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Burgos (UBU) |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU) |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/11062 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11062 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Graphene quantum dots Humidity sensors Capillary condensation Resistive device Room temperature Química analítica Ciencia de materiales Chemistry, Analytic Materials science |
| Sumario: | A room temperature graphene quantum dots (GQDs) based sensing material for relative humidity monitoring is presented. GQDs are synthesized by pyrolysis of citric acid and are deposited on a metallic interdigitated microelectrodes by drop-casting technology. GQDs are nanosheets around 20 nm in average lateral size and an average height of 2.7 ± 0.9 nm. The response time is around few seconds and the sensitivity shows an exponential relation between 15 and 80% of RH, in resistive configuration device working at room temperature. The electrical changes as a function of the RH are related to the capillary condensation produced on the surface of the GQDs. Due to this physical behavior, a resistive path is formed between the microelectrodes and the condensed water vapor, and the resistivity of the system diminishes as the RH increases. A comparison on real time between the sensor developed and a commercial device corroborates the potential application of the novel sensor presented in this work. |
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