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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Humidity Sensing Ceria Thin-Films.

Vilko Mandić, Arijeta Bafti, Luka Pavić, Ivana Panžić, Stanislav Kurajica, Jakov-Stjepan Pavelić, Zhen Shi, Katarina Mužina, Ivana Katarina Ivković

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Vilko MandićFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-1036-0603
Arijeta BaftiFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-7343-1299
Luka PavićRuđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička Cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-2232-6602
Ivana PanžićFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-7082-3710
Stanislav KurajicaFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-7066-1213
Jakov-Stjepan PavelićFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Zhen ShiCollege of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, 1158, No.2 Street, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Katarina MužinaFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ivana Katarina IvkovićFaculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Marulićev trg 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

Funding

Croatian Science Foundation IP-2018-01-2963Croatian Science Foundation PZS-2019-02-1555Croatian Science Foundation UIP-2019-04-2367ERDF KK.01.2.1.02.0316
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lowering the constitutive domains of semiconducting oxides to the nano-range has recently opened up the possibility of added benefit in the research area of sensing materials, in terms both of greater specific surface area and pore volume. Among such nanomaterials, ceria has attracted much attention; therefore, we chemically derived homogeneous ceria nanoparticle slurries. One set of samples was tape-casted onto a conducting glass substrate to form thin-films of various thicknesses, thereby avoiding demanding reaction conditions typical of physical depositions, while the other was pressed into pellets. Structural and microstructural features, along with electrical properties and derivative humidity-sensing performance of ceria thin-films and powders pressed into pellets, were studied in detail. Particular attention was given to solid-state impedance spectroscopy (SS-IS), under controlled relative humidity (RH) from 30%-85%, in a wide temperature and frequency range. Moreover, for the thin-film setup, measurements were performed in surface-mode and cross-section-mode. From the results, we extrapolated the influence of composition on relative humidity, the role of configuration and thin-film thickness on electrical properties, and derivative humidity-sensing performance. The structural analysis and depth profiling both point to monophasic crystalline ceria. Microstructure analysis reveals slightly agglomerated spherical particles and thin-films with low surface roughness. Under controlled humidity, the shape of the conductivity spectrum stays the same along with an increase in RH, and a notable shift to higher conductivity values. The relaxation is slow, as the thickness of the pellet slows the return of conductivity values. The increase in humidity has a positive effect on the overall DC conductivity, similar to the temperature effect for semiconducting behavior. As for the surface measurement setup, the thin-film thickness impacts the shape of the spectra and electrical processes. The surface measurement setup turns out to be more sensitive to relative humidity changes, emphasized with higher RH, along with an increase in thin-film thickness. The moisture directly affects the conductivity spectra in the dispersion part, i.e., on the localized short-range charge carriers. Moisture sensitivity is a reversible process for thin-film samples, in contrast to pellet form samples.

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atomic force microscopy (AFM)ceria nanoparticlesfield emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM)grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD)relative humidity sensorssolid-state impedance spectroscopythin-films

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PMID35159866
PMCPMC8840404

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