Manufacturing and Improving Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) Membranes for Use as Highly Sensitive Humidity Sensors Based on the Mechanism of Proton Conductivity
摘要
This study presents an innovation in the field of sensing through a pioneering combination of graphene oxide (or its reduced form) with a conductive polymer PEDOT: PSS For the first time, this hybrid combination, prepared with advanced techniques such as pulsed deposition (PLD), has resulted in the development of a humidity sensor with unprecedented sensitivity that far surpasses the performance of traditional or pure materials, opening the door to a new generation of high-performance sensors. A mixture of graphene oxide (GO) or reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiopHene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) blends and study the effect of electrical electrodes (Al, Ag) on the performance of humidity sensor devices. GO was synthesized using a modified Hummers’ method. GO was reduced using ascorbic acid as the reducing agent to prepare rGO. Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique was used to deposit a layer of GO or rGO onto etched electrodes on a glass substrate. The drop-casting technique was utilized to create thin films of PEDOT: PSS over GO or rGO thin layer. The effect of humidity on the electrical features was investigated at various frequencies (20, 100, 200, and 300 Hz). The rGO -based sensor exhibited excellent response, attributed to its high proton conductivity and the role of functional groups within it. The rGO/PEDOT: PSS sensor deposited on a silver electrode exhibited the best sensitivity (138187.5 nF/RH) compared to the rGO membrane (123 nF/RH). The rGO/PEDOT: PSS membrane deposited on an aluminum electrode also exhibited good sensitivity (124987.5 nF/RH).