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Effects of Surfactants on the Performance of CeO2 Humidity Sensor

Chunjie WangAihua ZhangHamid Reza Karimi

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Engineering (all)Article Subjectlcsh:TA1-2040lcsh:MathematicsVDP::Technology: 500::Mechanical engineering: 570Mathematics (all)lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)lcsh:QA1-939Mathematics (all); Engineering (all)

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Published version of an article in the journal: Mathematical Problems in Engineering. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/723050 Nanosized CeO 2 powders were synthesized via hydrothermal method with different types of surfactants (polyethylene glycol (PEG), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS)). X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were utilized to characterize the phase structures and morphologies of the products. The sample with CTAB as surfactant (CeO 2 -C) has the largest specific surface area and the smallest particle size among these three samples. The humidity sensor fabricated by CeO 2 -C shows higher performance than those used CeO 2 -P and CeO 2 -S. The impedance of the CeO 2 -C sensor decreases by about five orders of magnitude with relative humidity (RH) changing from 15.7 to 95%. The response and recovery time are 7 and 7 s, respectively. These results indicate that the performance of CeO 2 humidity sensors can be improved effectively by the addition of cationic surfactant. © 2014 Chunjie Wang et al.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2014-01-01Mathematical Problems in Engineering
10.1155/2014/723050http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/723050