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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 7, Issue 32, Pages 19780-19786Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7ra02525d
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This study exhibits a solution-processed organic semiconductor humidity sensor based on vanadyl 2,9,16,23-tetraphenoxy-29H, 31H-phthalocyanine (VOPcPhO), tris-(8-hydroxy-quinoline) aluminum (Alq(3)), and their composites. Compositional engineering of the VOPcPhO : Alq(3) complex was performed to develop a sensitive humidity sensor with a linear response. Thin films of VOPcPhO, Alq(3), and composites were spin-coated over pre-deposited aluminum (Al) electrodes, whereas the other electrodes were deposited through a thermal evaporation technique. Both capacitive and resistive responses were measured as a function of different relative humidity levels. Morphological and structural properties of the organic thin films were characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Compared to the VOPcPhO and Alq(3) stand-alone sensors, the VOPcPhO : Alq(3) composite-based sensor demonstrated superior performance with significantly improved sensing parameters, highlighting unique advantages of the low-molecular composite-based thin film organic humidity sensors.
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