Study on the design of ZnO/PANI composites and the mechanism of enhanced humidity sensing properties |
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Institution: | 1. Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, PR China;2. School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, PR China |
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Abstract: | ZnO/PANI composite humidity sensor was prepared by hydrothermal method. The first principles of density functional theory study the sensing mechanism. The calculation shows that the oxygen vacancy on ZnO surface is beneficial to the adsorption of water molecules. The {0 0 0‾1} crystal plane with the largest lattice oxygen number in ZnO has a strong adsorption capacity for water molecules, which is also conducive to improving the humidity sensitivity. PANI is easy to be combined on {0 1‾1 0} plane of ZnO, and it indirectly promotes the growth of {0 0 0‾1} plane, increasing the adsorption of water molecules and the proportion of H+ and H3O+ ions. In addition, the N–H group in ZnO/PANI enhances the H+ conduction, which further improves the performance of the sensor. The results concluded that the proportion of lattice oxygen in humidity sensor is an important factor of humidity sensor sensitive detection. |
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Keywords: | ZnO/PANI composite Humidity sensor First principle Lattice oxygen |
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