Formation of a nanorod-assembled TiO2 actinomorphic-flower-like microsphere film via ta doping using a facile solution immersion method for humidity sensing
This study fabricated tantalum (Ta)-doped titanium dioxide with a unique nanorod-assembled actinomorphic-flower-like microsphere structured film. The Ta-doped TiO2actinomorphic-flower-like microsphere (TAFM) was fabricated via the solution immersion method in a Schott bottle with a home-made improvi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27460/2/0234802052024105551798.PDF http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/27460/ https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/2/256 https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13020256 |
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| Summary: | This study fabricated tantalum (Ta)-doped titanium dioxide with a unique nanorod-assembled actinomorphic-flower-like microsphere structured film. The Ta-doped TiO2actinomorphic-flower-like microsphere (TAFM) was fabricated via the solution immersion method in a Schott bottle with a home-made improvised clamp. The samples were characterised using FESEM, HRTEM, XRD, Raman, XPS, and Hall effect measurements for their structural and electrical properties. Compared to the undoped sample, the rutile-phased TAFM sample had finer nanorods with an average 42 nm diameter assembled to form microsphere-like structures. It also had higher oxygen vacancy sites, electron concentration, and mobility. In addition, a reversed double-beam photoacoustic spectroscopy measurement was performed for TAFM, revealing that the sample had a high electron trap density of up to 2.5 µmolg−1. The TAFM showed promising results when employed as the resistive-type
sensing film for a humidity sensor, with the highest sensor response of 53,909% obtained at 3 at.% Ta doping. Adding rGO to 3 at.% TAFM further improved the sensor response to 232,152%. |
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