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Enhancement of Nanocomposite for Humidity Sensor Application

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This chapter investigates the improvement of nanocomposited ZnO/SnO2 that was prepared on ZnO coated glass using thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The sensor properties were characterized using current-voltage (I–V) measurement (Keithley 2400). The results analyzed were for ZnO agglomerate nanoparticle, SnO2 nanorod, and ZnO/SnO2 composite nanorods. The structural properties were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) (JEOL JSM 6701F). The thins films were tested using two-point probe and the sensors characterized using I–V measurement (Keithley 2400) in a clean humidity chamber (ESPEC SH-261). The chamber was set at the same room temperature (25 °C) with percent relative humidity (RH%) varied in the range of 40–90%RH. ZnO/SnO2 composite nanorods performed the highest sensitivity with 265 ratio compared to the ZnO agglomerate nanoparticle and SnO2 nanorod. The response and recovery time for ZnO/SnO2 composite nanorods were 227 s and 34 s respectively.

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  1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, NANO-ElecTronic Centre (NET), 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    N. D. Md Sin, Mohamad Fadzil Tahar, M. H. Mamat & M. Rusop

  2. NANO-Scitech Centre (NST), Institute of Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

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Md Sin, N.D., Tahar, M.F., Mamat, M.H., Rusop, M. (2014). Enhancement of Nanocomposite for Humidity Sensor Application. In: Gaol, F., Webb, J. (eds) Recent Trends in Nanotechnology and Materials Science. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04516-0_2

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