TEMPOS devices as humidity sensors

An impedance spectroscopy technique has been employed to study the humidity sensing property of a novel ion-track-based device called ‘TEMPOS’ (tunable electronic materials with pores in oxide on silicon). Polymer electrolytes (PEs) and semiconductor-dispersed PE have been used as sensing elements. The sensing behaviour depends on the material inserted in the tracks and on the frequency and magnitude of the applied signal. Cole–Cole plots have been obtained at a constant humidity (30%, 43%, 54%, 65% and 82% relative humidity) and at a constant voltage (1–5 V), for frequencies ranging from 1 Hz to 100 kHz. A decrease in the impedance of the sensor is observed with an increase in the humidity and frequency of the applied signal. The width of the sensitive region increases with a decrease in the frequency. At a constant humidity, the influence of voltage on the impedance is small and PEs are found to be better sensing materials. Tracks act as pores for chemisorption and physiosorption to take place at the dielectric surface. Chemisorption probably leads to charge transfer between material inserted in tracks and the moisture.     

Carbon nanotube-cuprous oxide composite based pressure sensors

In this paper,we present the design,the fabrication,and the experimental results of carbon nanotube (CNT) and Cu 2 O composite based pressure sensors.The pressed tablets of the CNT-Cu 2 O composite are fabricated at a pressure of 353 MPa.The diameters of the multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) are between 10 nm and 30 nm.The sizes of the Cu 2 O micro particles are in the range of 3-4 μm.The average diameter and the average thickness of the pressed tablets are 10 mm and 4.0 mm,respectively.In order to make low resistance electric contacts,the two sides of the pressed tablet are covered by silver pastes.The direct current resistance of the pressure sensor decreases by 3.3 times as the pressure increases up to 37 kN/m 2.The simulation result of the resistance-pressure relationship is in good agreement with the experimental result within a variation of ±2%.     

Carbon nanotubeben cuprous oxide composite based pressure sensors

In this paper, we present the design, the fabrication, and the experimental results of carbon nanotube (CNT) and Cu₂O composite based pressure sensors. The pressed tablets of the CNT-Cu₂O composite are fabricated at a pressure of 353 MPa. The diameters of the multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) are between 10 nm and 30 nm. The sizes of the Cu₂O micro particles are in the range of 3-4 μm. The average diameter and the average thickness of the pressed tablets are 10 mm and 4.0 mm, respectively. In order to make low resistance electric contacts, the two sides of the pressed tablet are covered by silver pastes. The direct current resistance of the pressure sensor decreases by 3.3 ×as the pressure increases up to 37 kN/m². The simulation result of the resistance-pressure relationship is in good agreement with the experimental result within a variation of ± 2%.     

基于红外波段光谱吸收的小型化湿度探测系统

探测系统的光源选择为垂直腔面发射激光器,选定水汽在1.854 μm的吸收峰。系统自动在直接测量法与谐波测量法之间切换,能够适应高低湿度环境。在低湿度环境检测中,利用二次谐波与一次谐波的比值来定标湿度,有效去除了光源不稳定对测量带来的影响;过采样的A/D转换结合数字锁相放大（DLIA）技术,提高了检测精度。系统通过以太网接口,可以实现远程数据采集。     

Microwave absorption behavior of a polyaniline magnetic composite in the X-band

The development of nanosized materials is a subject of considerable interest both for understanding of the fundamental properties of magnetic materials for new technological applications. Polyaniline, composites Fe₃O₄/(PANI) with conducting, magnetic and electromagnetic properties with different amounts of Fe₃O₄ were successfully prepared. The samples were structurally characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and magnetically, with a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer. In order to explore microwave-absorbing properties in X-band, the composite nanoparticles were mixed with an epoxy resin to be converted into a microwave-absorbing composite. Microwave behavior with different Fe₃O₄/(PANI)-epoxy resin ratio was studied using a microwave vector network analyzer (VNA) in the range 7.5 to 13 GHz. For a constant thickness of 1.5 mm, absorption increases with the magnetite contents in the composites and in the oriented samples by the application of a magnetic field.     

聚酰亚胺(PI)薄膜用于光纤布拉格光栅湿度传感器的特性分析

研究了湿敏聚合物--聚酰亚胺(PI)薄膜用于光纤布拉格光栅湿度传感器的原理及应用,并对其传感特性进行了分析与测量.实验表明:镀有聚酰亚胺(PI)薄膜的光纤布拉格光栅的反射峰位置漂移量与湿度呈线性关系,容易标定,实现了对湿度的高精度测量.用这种材料制作的湿度传感器比其他类型湿度传感器性能优越.     

Effect of displacement on resistance and capacitance of polyaniline film

This paper investigates the properties of displacement sensors based on polyaniline (PANI) films. About 1 wt% of PANI micropowder is mixed and stirred in a solution of 90 wt% water and 10 wt% alcohol at room temperature. The films of PANI are deposited from solution by drop-casting on Ag electrodes,which are preliminary deposited on glass substrates. The thicknesses of the PANI films are in the range of 20 μm-80 μm. A displacement sensor with polyaniline film as an active material is designed and fabricated. The investigations showed that,on average,the AC resistance of the sensor decreases by 2 times and the capacitance accordingly increases by 1.6 times as the displacement changes in the range of 0 mm-0.5 mm. The polyaniline is the only active material of the displacement sensor. The resistance and capacitance of the PANI changes under the pressure of spring and elastic rubber,and this pressure is created by the downward movement of the micrometer.     

基于红外波段光谱吸收的小型化湿度探测系统

 探测系统的光源选择为垂直腔面发射激光器,选定水汽在1.854 μm的吸收峰。系统自动在直接测量法与谐波测量法之间切换,能够适应高低湿度环境。在低湿度环境检测中,利用二次谐波与一次谐波的比值来定标湿度,有效去除了光源不稳定对测量带来的影响;过采样的A/D转换结合数字锁相放大（DLIA）技术,提高了检测精度。系统通过以太网接口,可以实现远程数据采集。     

Ta2O5平面波导湿度传感器的研究

本文从应用的角度介绍平面波导传感器的概念及制备方法，在实验的基础上分析和讨论了Ｔａ２Ｏ５平面波导湿度传感器的原理，结构与特性测试方法，为开展集成光学平面波导传感器研究提供理论与技术依据。     

Ultra-longer fiber cantilever taper for simultaneous measurement of temperature and relative humidity

An ultra-longer fiber cantilever taper for simultaneous measurement of the temperature and relative humidity (RH) with high sensitivities was proposed. The structure was fabricated by using the simple and cost-effective method only including fiber cleaving, splicing, and tapering. The length of the cantilever taper is about 1.5 mm. The dip A and dip B were measured simultaneously, owing to the ultra-long length and super-fine size, the temperature sensitivities of the dip A and dip B reached as high as 127.3 pm/℃ and 0 pm/℃ between 25 ℃ and 50 ℃, and the RH sensitivities are -31.2 pm/% RH and -29.2 pm/% RH with a broad RH interval ranging from 20% RH to 70% RH. Besides, the proposed structure showed good linearity in the sensing process and small temperature crosstalk. It will be found in wide applications in environmental monitoring, food processing, and industries.     

Relative humidity sensor based on SMS fiber structure with polyvinyl alcohol coating

A novel relative humidity (RH) sensor based on single-mode–multimode–single-mode (SMS) fiber structure is presented. The sensors are created through coating a thin layer of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) on the multimode fiber deleted the cladding trough HF solution cauterization as the sensitive cladding film, whose refractive index varies as a function of humidity level. Due to the SMS fiber structure's sensitivity to ambient refractive index, the transmission spectra of SMS fiber structure coated PVA film are modified under exposure to different ambient humidity levels ranging from 30% to 80% RH. The related numerical simulations of transmission spectra of SMS fiber structure with different surrounding refractive index are also proposed. The sensitive of the RH measurement of 0.09 nm/% RH in the range from 30% to 80% RH is experimentally achieved. Meanwhile the intensity of wavelength at 1543 nm is decreasing as the humidity increasing. The experimental results obtained are consistent with the conclusion obtained by numerical simulating.     

碳纳米管/聚苯胺纳米复合管的制备及其微波介电特性研究

用原位乳液聚合法在碳纳米管表面包覆聚苯胺，制备出了碳纳米管/聚苯胺一维纳米复合管.复合管的直径为50—80 nm，聚苯胺包覆层的厚度为20—30 nm，聚苯胺在碳纳米管表面以层状和枝晶状两种形态生长.研究了碳纳米管/聚苯胺复合管在2—18 GHz的微波介电特性.与纯碳纳米管相比，碳纳米管/聚苯胺复合管的介电常数的实部ε′和虚部ε″在2—18 GHz随频率变化较小，在低频波段介电常数值较小，作为微波吸收剂容易实现与自由空间的阻抗匹配，而且它的介电损耗角正切(tanδ=ε″/ε′)较高，是一种很好的微波吸收剂. 关键词： 碳纳米管 聚苯胺 微波介电特性 微波吸收剂     

聚苯胺/碳纳米管复合体的制备及其三阶非线性光学性能研究

通过原位吸附-受限生长聚合法成功制备了聚苯胺/碳纳米管(PANI/MWCNT)复合体.红外光谱和拉曼光谱证实了在碳纳米管(MWCNT)表面的包覆层为聚苯胺(PANI).紫外—可见吸收光谱表明随着MWCNT含量的增加PANI的吸收发生红移且强度提高.扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜观察发现，PANI/MWCNT复合体直径为40—70nm，其中PANI的包覆层厚度约为15—20nm.利用四波混频方法测试它们的三阶非线性光学系数，结果发现PANI/MWCNT复合体的三阶非线性光学系数比纯PANI大，这说明在MWC 关键词： 碳纳米管 聚苯胺 复合体 三阶非线性光学系数     

Orientation in Nematic Liquid Crystals Doped with Orange Dyes and Effect of Carbon Nanoparticles

研究了掺杂两种分散染料橙的向列型液晶E7的性质以及碳纳米粒子(单壁碳纳米管或富勒烯C₆₀)的影响. 两种分散染料橙11和13具有较高的溶解度和有序参数,被作为掺杂剂同时使用. 与掺杂单染料相比,同时加入两种染料橙使液晶的有序参数明显提高. 与纯液晶相比,掺杂可引起向列相向各向同性相转变温度的升高.     

基于无源超高频射频识别标签的湿度传感器设计

针对无源超高频射频识别传感器标签大规模运用的需求,采用中芯国际0.35μm互补金属氧化物半导体(CMOS)工艺设计并制造了一种低成本、低功耗的湿度传感器.湿度传感器单元采用聚酰亚胺作为感湿材料,利用顶层金属层制作叉指结构电极,制造过程与标准CMOS制造工序兼容,无需任何后处理工艺.接口电路部分基于锁相环原理,采用全数字电容.数字直接转换结构,能够工作在接近工艺阈值电压下.后期测试结果显示,该湿度传感器在常温下灵敏度为36.5 fF%RH,最大回滞偏差为7%,响应时间为20 ms,0.6 V电源电压下消耗2.1μW功率.     

Phosphoric acid and pH sensors based on polyaniline films

Polyaniline (PANI)-chemically coated the electrode of quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) has been developed for the determination of phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄) in the liquid phase. The sensing mechanism is based on the fact that the QCM devices produce a change in the oscillating frequency when the PANI coating the electrode of QCM interacts with different concentration of the acid. This was made during the subsequent redoping–dedoping processes of the PANI film in acid and ammonia solutions, respectively. Also, this was made during the successive redoping in different acid solutions. The QCM sensor demonstrated a rapid response to the acid with an excellent reversibility. A linear response of the sensor for different concentrations of H₃PO₄ was found in region of 1 M. The conductivity at different concentration of the acid was also determined. Finally, pH dependence on the electronic absorption of PANI phosphate film was studied which indicates that the film can be used as a sensor over a wider pH range of 3–12. This is in comparison to a PANI-sulphate film which shows limited pH absorption dependence (5–8).     

聚苯胺-碳纳米管复合体的制备及其光响应

纳米尺寸导电材料对功能分子材料及分子器件的作用越来越显得重要.采用原位乳液聚合法制备聚苯胺 碳纳米管复合体，SEM和TEM照片显示复合管的直径为60—70nm，聚苯胺的包裹层厚度约25—30nm.x射线衍射及热分析表明纳米复合管的结晶性能增强，热稳定性得到提高.光电响应试验表明复合管的光吸收增强，光电流增大，说明聚苯胺 碳纳米复合管薄膜受光照射后发生了光诱导电荷分离现象. 关键词： 聚苯胺 碳纳米管 复合纳米管 光电流     

探空湿度测量太阳辐射误差修正流体动力学研究

针对太阳辐射加热导致的误差显著限制了相对湿度测量的准确度,提出一种新颖的相对湿度误差修正方法—–基于流体动力学的数值分析法.在流体-固体耦合传热数值模拟分析中考虑探空湿度传感器的外部热环境情况,施加对流-太阳辐射耦合热边界条件,建立了地面到32 km高空不同气压和温度条件下探空湿度传感器的温度误差分析模型.结合Goff-Gratch饱和水汽压逼近公式,进而提出了相应的相对湿度误差流体动力学数值分析模型,并且着重研究了太阳辐射方向、传感器尺寸、反射率和衬底材料热导率等物理参数对相对湿度误差的影响.分析数值仿真结果表明:随着海拨的升高,其与太阳辐射加热引起的相对湿度误差之间存在非线性的单调递增关系;太阳辐射方向对于湿度测量精度的影响显著,当太阳辐射方向垂直于传感器正面时误差最大、传感器顶部时次之、侧面时误差最小;虽然通过减小探空湿度传感器的尺寸、降低衬底材料的热导率以及提高反射率均可以一定程度地降低太阳辐射加热引起的相对湿度误差,但是在低气压高空条件下,太阳辐射加热误差对于湿度准确性的影响仍然十分明显,需加以修正.与实验结果对比表明,基于流体动力学模拟仿真的相对湿度误差数值分析法为辐射误差修正提供了一种新的途径.     

Influence of carbon black content and film thickness on vapor detection properties of polyvinylpyrrolidone composite sensors

Chemoresistive carbon black–polyvinylpyrrolidone (CB-PVP) composite sensors were prepared with different physical properties in CB dispersion, CB content and film thickness by using the fabrication method of a drop casting or a spin coating. To verify the influences of the physical properties, their vapor detection characteristics were measured and evaluated in terms of the magnitude in sensor responses. From these evaluations, the highest response was observed around at the optimized CB contents of 12.5 wt.% for the drop casting and 17.5 wt.% for the spin coating. Furthermore, homogeneous CB dispersion and careful thickness regulation were found to be necessary to achieve a sensor with good performance.