Enhanced humidity sensing of functionalized reduced graphene oxide with 4-chloro-3-sulfophenylazo groups

Authors/Creators

Yuan Bai
Chao-Zhi Zhang
Bin Chen
Hongqi Sun, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Abstract

Humidity sensing material plays an important role in developing efficient humidity sensors. In this paper, reduced graphene oxide grafted by 4-chloro-3-sulfophenylazo groups (rGO-SC) was synthesized. Microstructure of rGO-SC was similar to that of rGO. Humidity sensors fabricated by rGO-SC exhibited three orders of magnitude change of its impedance, a high sensing response value (S = 2961.39), short response/recovery time (1.3 s / 23.5 s), and a small hysteresis (4.56%). A synergistic effect arising between sulfonic acid and Cl groups on rGO-SC surfaces improved the humidity sensing properties of the material. Experimental results showed that the humidity sensing of the rGO-SC was attributed to electronic or ionic conductivities at varying relative humidity, respectively. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

1-1-2019

Publication Title

Sensors and Actuators

Publisher

Elsevier BV

School

School of Engineering

RAS ID

30564

Comments

Bai, Y., Zhang, C. -., Chen, B., & Sun, H. (2019). Enhanced humidity sensing of functionalized reduced graphene oxide with 4-chloro-3-sulfophenylazo groups. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 287, 258-266. Available here

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