Tin Disulfide-Coated Microfiber for Humidity Sensing with Fast Response and High Sensitivity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Device Structure | Response Time (s) | Recovery Time (s) | Total Time(s) | Dynamic Range of Response |
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MoS2 nanosheets based SPF [9] | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.70 | 0.33 dB/%RH (40 %RH–85 %RH) |
MoS2-coated etched single-mode fiber [13] | 0.066 | 2.395 | 2.461 | 0.008 dB/%RH (20 %RH–80 %RH) |
MoSe2-coated fiber-optic sensor [34] | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.26 dB/%RH (32 %RH–73 %RH) |
Tungsten disulphide (WS2)-coated | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.17 dB/%RH (37 %RH–90 %RH) |
Graphene oxide (GO)-coated fiber-optic sensor [11] | 2.73 | 7.27 | 10.0 | 0.427 dB/%RH (59 %RH–93 %RH) |
Agarose gel with tapered fiber [7] | 5 | 55 | 60 | 0.13 dB/%RH (30 %RH–80 %RH) |
SnS2-coated MF (this paper) | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 0.57 dB/%RH (55 %RH–95 %RH) |
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Liang, A.; Ming, J.; Zhu, W.; Guan, H.; Han, X.; Zhang, S.; Lin, Y.; Dong, J.; Huang, Y.; Qiu, W.; et al. Tin Disulfide-Coated Microfiber for Humidity Sensing with Fast Response and High Sensitivity. Crystals 2021, 11, 648. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11060648
Liang A, Ming J, Zhu W, Guan H, Han X, Zhang S, Lin Y, Dong J, Huang Y, Qiu W, et al. Tin Disulfide-Coated Microfiber for Humidity Sensing with Fast Response and High Sensitivity. Crystals. 2021; 11(6):648. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11060648
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiang, Aijie, Jingyuan Ming, Wenguo Zhu, Heyuan Guan, Xinyang Han, Shuo Zhang, Yuxin Lin, Jiangli Dong, Yaoming Huang, Wentao Qiu, and et al. 2021. "Tin Disulfide-Coated Microfiber for Humidity Sensing with Fast Response and High Sensitivity" Crystals 11, no. 6: 648. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11060648