Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11010080
Keywords
paper-based device; UV sensors; ZnO nanoparticles; humidity resistance
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- Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development [451-03-68/2020-14/200358]
- ANTARES project - European Union [739570]
- Institute of Physics Belgrade, through the grant of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
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This study demonstrated that laser processing can effectively reduce the cross-sensitivity to water vapor in ZnO-based sensors printed on paper, enhancing UV sensitivity and paving the way for low-cost and sophisticated paper-based sensors.
Development of paper-based sensors that do not suffer with humidity interference is desirable for practical environmental applications. In this work, a laser processing method was reported to effectively modulate the cross-sensitivity to humidity of ZnO-based UV (Ultraviolet) sensors printed on paper substrate. The results reveal that the laser induced zinc oxide (ZnO) surface morphology contributes to the super-hydrophobicity of the printed ZnO nanoparticles, reducing humidity interference while enhancing UV sensitivity. Herein, this conducted research highlights for the first time that laser processing is an attractive choice that reduces the cross-sensitivity to water vapor in the UV sensing response of ZnO-based devices printed on paper, paving the way to low-cost and sophisticated paper-based sensors.
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