Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing
This study fabricated tantalum (Ta)-doped titanium dioxide with a unique nanorodassembled actinomorphic-flower-like microsphere structured film. The Ta-doped TiO2 actinomorphicflower-like microsphere (TAFM) was fabricated via the solution immersion method in a Schott bottle with a home-made improvis...
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| author | Mohamed Zahidi, Musa Mamat, Mohamad Hafiz A Subki, A Shamsul Rahimi Abdullah, Mohd Hanapiah Hassan, Hamizura Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Abu Bakar, Suriani Mohamed, Azmi Ohtani, Bunsho |
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| description | This study fabricated tantalum (Ta)-doped titanium dioxide with a unique nanorodassembled actinomorphic-flower-like microsphere structured film. The Ta-doped TiO2 actinomorphicflower-like microsphere (TAFM) was fabricated via the solution immersion method in a Schott bottle with a home-made improvised clamp. The samples were characterised using FESEM, HRTEM, XRD,
Raman, XPS, and Hall effect measurements for their structural and electrical properties. Compared to the undoped sample, the rutile-phased TAFM sample had finer nanorods with an average 42 nm
diameter assembled to form microsphere-like structures. It also had higher oxygen vacancy sites, electron concentration, and mobility. In addition, a reversed double-beam photoacoustic spectroscopy
measurement was performed for TAFM, revealing that the sample had a high electron trap density of up to 2.5 µmolg1. The TAFM showed promising results when employed as the resistive-type
sensing film for a humidity sensor, with the highest sensor response of 53,909% obtained at 3 at.% Ta doping. Adding rGO to 3 at.% TAFM further improved the sensor response to 232,152%. |
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| spelling | uthm-86072023-05-02T02:11:04Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8607/ Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing Mohamed Zahidi, Musa Mamat, Mohamad Hafiz A Subki, A Shamsul Rahimi Abdullah, Mohd Hanapiah Hassan, Hamizura Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Abu Bakar, Suriani Mohamed, Azmi Ohtani, Bunsho T Technology (General) This study fabricated tantalum (Ta)-doped titanium dioxide with a unique nanorodassembled actinomorphic-flower-like microsphere structured film. The Ta-doped TiO2 actinomorphicflower-like microsphere (TAFM) was fabricated via the solution immersion method in a Schott bottle with a home-made improvised clamp. The samples were characterised using FESEM, HRTEM, XRD, Raman, XPS, and Hall effect measurements for their structural and electrical properties. Compared to the undoped sample, the rutile-phased TAFM sample had finer nanorods with an average 42 nm diameter assembled to form microsphere-like structures. It also had higher oxygen vacancy sites, electron concentration, and mobility. In addition, a reversed double-beam photoacoustic spectroscopy measurement was performed for TAFM, revealing that the sample had a high electron trap density of up to 2.5 µmolg1. The TAFM showed promising results when employed as the resistive-type sensing film for a humidity sensor, with the highest sensor response of 53,909% obtained at 3 at.% Ta doping. Adding rGO to 3 at.% TAFM further improved the sensor response to 232,152%. 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/8607/1/J15823_9762ac0f5e599b24ddb1cf260afb8c25.pdf Mohamed Zahidi, Musa and Mamat, Mohamad Hafiz and A Subki, A Shamsul Rahimi and Abdullah, Mohd Hanapiah and Hassan, Hamizura and Ahmad, Mohd Khairul and Abu Bakar, Suriani and Mohamed, Azmi and Ohtani, Bunsho (2023) Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing. Nanomaterials, 13 (256). pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ nano13020256 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) Mohamed Zahidi, Musa Mamat, Mohamad Hafiz A Subki, A Shamsul Rahimi Abdullah, Mohd Hanapiah Hassan, Hamizura Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Abu Bakar, Suriani Mohamed, Azmi Ohtani, Bunsho Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing |
| title | Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing |
| title_full | Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing |
| title_fullStr | Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing |
| title_short | Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing |
| title_sort | formation of a nanorod-assembled tio2 actinomorphicflower-like microsphere film via ta doping using a facile solution immersion method for humidity sensing |
| topic | T Technology (General) |
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