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ArticleMikrochimica acta2026

Influence of CuO on the performance of conducting polymer matrix for screen-printed humidity sensing applications.

B S Manjunatha, Shilpa Shetty, Mohammad Saquib, Suma A Rao, Ramakrishna Nayak, Vinod Kamath, M Selvakumar

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Article in Mikrochimica acta, 2026. 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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B S ManjunathaDepartment of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Shilpa ShettyDepartment of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Mohammad SaquibDepartment of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Suma A RaoDepartment of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Ramakrishna NayakDepartment of Humanities and Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Vinod KamathDepartment of Humanities and Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
M SelvakumarDepartment of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India. selva.kumar@manipal.edu.

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Abstract

A flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate was employed for the fabrication of a resistive-type humidity sensor using screen-printed polypyrrole (PPy)/CuO nanocomposite conductive inks. A series of conducting polymer-metal oxide composite-based sensors with varying compositions was prepared, and their humidity-sensing performances were systematically evaluated. The structural and morphological features of the composites were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The sensing behaviour of the printed devices was investigated over a relative humidity (RH) range 22–97% at room temperature, focusing on parameters such as relative resistance, sensitivity, dynamic response, and hysteresis. Enhanced sensitivity was achieved with the incorporation of CuO into PPy. The superior sensing performance is attributed to the combined structural characteristics and hydrophilic nature of CuO. The PPy/CuO nanocomposite with a 1:1 weight ratio, prepared via mechanical mixing and screen printing, exhibited the highest sensitivity over a broad humidity range (22–97% RH), along with fast response/recovery times (~ 50/60 s) and negligible hysteresis.

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Conducting polymersFlexible electronicsHumidity sensingMetal oxide compositesPrinted sensorsScreen-printing technique

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PMCPMC12913315

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