<p>Bismuth oxide (Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) nanoparticles have been doped with nickel (Ni) and graphene oxide (GO), acting as an efficient humidity sensor. Humidity sensors based on nanomaterials were found to be efficient in measuring and controlling humidity. Different nanostructured materials, including bare Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-doped GO, Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-doped Ni, and Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-Ni-doped GO, have been synthesized through the co-precipitation method. The synthesized structure was identified and characterized through different characterization techniques, including X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), mapping analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy (UV–Vis). The average crystallite sizes as estimated from XRD were found to be 47.34 nm, 26.9 nm, 19.3 nm, and 17.5 nm for Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-doped GO, Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-doped Ni, and Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-Ni-doped GO, respectively. The EDX mapping has confirmed the uniform distribution of the building elements within the matrix of the synthesized materials. The optical study revealed that the optical absorbance and the band gap energy of the Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles were changed by adding Ni and GO to the matrix. The rGO has reduced the bandgap of the Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> from 2.64 to 2.39 eV, while the addition of Ni to the Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> raised the bandgap value to 3.45 eV, which slightly decreased to 3.39 eV after adding rGO to the Bi–Ni oxide composite. The humidity-sensing behavior was explored for all synthesized structures in a range of relative humidity from 11 to 97%. Among all investigated materials, Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-doped Ni revealed the lowest value of sensitivity, while Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-Ni-doped GO attained the highest value of sensitivity within the investigated range. The Nyquist plot was developed for studying the humidity-sensing behavior of the investigated samples.</p>

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Nickel and graphene oxide enhanced bismuth oxide for humidity sensing capabilities

  • Ahmed I. Abdel Salam,
  • T. S. Soliman,
  • Hanan A. Matar,
  • A. Khalid,
  • Mohamed Morsy

摘要

Bismuth oxide (Bi2O2) nanoparticles have been doped with nickel (Ni) and graphene oxide (GO), acting as an efficient humidity sensor. Humidity sensors based on nanomaterials were found to be efficient in measuring and controlling humidity. Different nanostructured materials, including bare Bi2O2, Bi2O2-doped GO, Bi2O2-doped Ni, and Bi2O2-Ni-doped GO, have been synthesized through the co-precipitation method. The synthesized structure was identified and characterized through different characterization techniques, including X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), mapping analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy (UV–Vis). The average crystallite sizes as estimated from XRD were found to be 47.34 nm, 26.9 nm, 19.3 nm, and 17.5 nm for Bi2O2, Bi2O2-doped GO, Bi2O2-doped Ni, and Bi2O2-Ni-doped GO, respectively. The EDX mapping has confirmed the uniform distribution of the building elements within the matrix of the synthesized materials. The optical study revealed that the optical absorbance and the band gap energy of the Bi2O2 nanoparticles were changed by adding Ni and GO to the matrix. The rGO has reduced the bandgap of the Bi2O2 from 2.64 to 2.39 eV, while the addition of Ni to the Bi2O2 raised the bandgap value to 3.45 eV, which slightly decreased to 3.39 eV after adding rGO to the Bi–Ni oxide composite. The humidity-sensing behavior was explored for all synthesized structures in a range of relative humidity from 11 to 97%. Among all investigated materials, Bi2O2-doped Ni revealed the lowest value of sensitivity, while Bi2O2-Ni-doped GO attained the highest value of sensitivity within the investigated range. The Nyquist plot was developed for studying the humidity-sensing behavior of the investigated samples.