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Enhancement of self-powered humidity sensing of graphene oxide–based triboelectric nanogenerators by addition of graphene oxide nanoribbons

Ejehi, F ; Sharif University of Technology | 2021

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-04921-y
  3. Publisher: Springer , 2021
  4. Abstract:
  5. A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) electrode sensitive to the adsorption of water molecules has been introduced to create a self-powered humidity sensor. Graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets and graphene oxide nanoribbon (GONR) possessing oxygenated functional groups, as well as high dielectric constants, have been proposed as appropriate candidates for this purpose. GO papers have been fabricated in three forms, i.e. pure GO paper, uniform composites of GONR and GO, and double-layer structures of GONR on top of GO. Results showed that all of the prepared paper-based TENGs revealed excellent performances by maximum output voltage above 300 V. As active humidity sensors, the maximum voltage response values of 57%, 124%, and 78% were obtained for GO, GONR+GO, and GONR/GO TENGs, respectively. Besides high sensitivity and precision of all variants, GO+GONR TENG demonstrated a rapid response/recovery behavior (0.3/0.5 s). This phenomenon can be attributed to the higher oxygenated groups and defects on the edges of GONR, which leads to facilitating the bulk diffusion of water molecules. Our results open new avenues of GONR application as an additive to enhance the performance of self-powered humidity sensors, as well as conventional hygrometers. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature
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  7. Graphene oxide nanoribbon ; Graphene oxide paper ; Humidity sensor ; Self-powered humidity sensor ; Triboelectric nanogenerator
  8. Source: Microchimica Acta ; Volume 188, Issue 8 , 2021 ; 00263672 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00604-021-04921-y