Low-power and high-sensitivity humidity sensor using Fe-Al-polyaniline blends

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1142-1146

  Lin, Chih Ting ^a   Huang, Che Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite thin film; Polyaniline (PANI); Relative humidity (RH); Solution process

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE THIN FILM; COMPOSITE THIN FILMS; FABRICATED SENSORS; HIGH-SENSITIVITY; HUMIDITY CHANGE; INTRINSIC RESISTANCE; LOW POWER; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; POLYANILINE BLENDS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGE; RESISTANCE CHANGE; SEM; SENSING MATERIAL; SENSOR SELECTIVITY; SET-UP TIME; SOLUTION PROCESS; TEMPERATURE STABILITY; UV-VISIBLE; WATER-VAPOR ABSORPTION;

ALUMINUM; HUMIDITY SENSORS; MOISTURE; POLYANILINE; THIN FILMS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 77950790421     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2009.2038577     Document Type: Article

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