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ArticlePolymers2021

Capacitive and Conductometric Type Dual-Mode Relative Humidity Sensor Based on 5,10,15,20-tetra Phenyl Porphyrinato Nickel (II) (TPPNi).

Rizwan Akram, Muhammad Yaseen, Zahid Farooq, Ayesha Rauf, Ziyad M Almohaimeed, Muhammad Ikram, Qayyum Zafar

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Rizwan AkramDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, P.O. Box 6677, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0910-9304
Muhammad YaseenDepartment of Chemistry, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Zahid FarooqDepartment of Physics, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Ayesha RaufDepartment of Physics, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Ziyad M AlmohaimeedDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, P.O. Box 6677, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad IkramSolar Cell Applications Research Lab., Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7741-789X
Qayyum ZafarDepartment of Physics, University of Management and Technology, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-6763-9587

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Qassim University 10233-QEC-2020-1-3-I
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Abstract

(1) Background: A quest for a highly sensitive and reliable humidity monitoring system for a diverse variety of applications is quite vital. Specifically, the ever-increasing demand of humidity sensors in applications ranging from agriculture to healthcare equipment (to cater the current demand of COVID-19 ventilation systems), calls for a selection of suitable humidity sensing material. (2) Methods: In the present study, the TPPNi macromolecule has been synthesized by using a microwave-assisted synthesis process. The layer structure of the fabricated humidity sensor (Al/TPPNi/Al) consists of pair of planar 120 nm thin aluminum (Al) electrodes (deposited by thermal evaporation) and ~160 nm facile spin-coated solution-processable organic TPPNi as an active layer between the ~40 µm electrode gap. (3) Results: Electrical properties (capacitance and impedance) of sensors were found to be substantially sensitive not only on relative humidity but also on the frequency of the input bias signal. The proposed sensor exhibits multimode (capacitive and conductometric) operation with significantly higher sensitivity ~146.17 pF/%RH at 500 Hz and 48.23 kΩ/%RH at 1 kHz. (4) Conclusions: The developed Al/TPPNi/Al surface type humidity sensor's much-improved detecting properties along with reasonable dynamic range and response time suggest that it could be effective for continuous humidity monitoring in multi environmental applications.

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capacitive and conductometric sensorGrothus mechanismhumidity sensingporous surface morphologyresponse and recovery time

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