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 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 Formation of a Nanorod-Assembled TiO2 ActinomorphicFlower-like Microsphere Film via Ta Doping Using a Facile Solution Immersion Method for Humidity Sensing. Nanomaterials, 13 (2).

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13020256

Abstract

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%

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	: semiconductors; sol-gel preparation; TiO2 nanostructure; Ta doping; structural; sensors
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > TA174 Engineering design
Divisions:	Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering > Department of Electrical Engineering
Depositing User:	Mr. Mohamad Zulkhibri Rahmad
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2023 00:35
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2023 00:35
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/8803

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