Ordered porous RGO/SnO2 thin films for ultrasensitive humidity detection

Li, Zhou; Gardner, David W.; Xia, Yong; Zhao, Sikai; Pan, Aifei; Goel, Nishit; Bart, Stephen; Liu, Chen; Yi, Jianxin; Carraro, Carlo; Maboudian, Roya

doi:10.1039/d3tc00983a

Ordered porous RGO/SnO₂ thin films for ultrasensitive humidity detection

Journal Article · Tue Jun 13 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Journal of Materials Chemistry C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d3tc00983a· OSTI ID:2422849

^[1]; ^[2]; Xia, Yong ^[3]; Zhao, Sikai ^[4]; Pan, Aifei ^[3]; Goel, Nishit ^[5]; Bart, Stephen ^[5]; Liu, Chen ^[6]; ^[7]; Carraro, Carlo ^[2]; ^[2]

Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Shaanxi (China)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Northeastern University, Shenyang (China)
TDK InvenSense Inc., San Jose, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China)

In this work, ordered porous thin films of reduced graphene oxide and tin oxide (rGO/SnO₂) were synthesized by a polystyrene sphere monolayer colloidal crystal template method, and their gas-sensing properties were systematically studied. The formed amorphous SnO₂ and partially reduced graphene oxide were analyzed using several complementary material characterization techniques. Further, the results show that the incorporation of rGO significantly improved the humidity sensitivity and the electrical conductivity of the sensor relative to the pristine SnO₂ thin film. Fast response time and excellent selectivity towards humidity were also achieved for the rGO/SnO₂ composite film. The long-term stability of the rGO/SnO₂ sensor was confirmed by comparing its performance to a commercial humidity sensor. The enhanced sensor performance is attributed to the synergistic effects of the incorporation of rGO and the ordered porous structure of the composite film.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Molecular Foundry

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2422849

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1987446

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry C Journal Issue: 28 Vol. 11; ISSN 2050-7526

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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