Humidity Sensitivity of Chemically Synthesized ZnAl2O4/Al
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of ZnAl2O4/Al Device
2.2. Characterization and Evaluations
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Characterization of ZnAl2O4/Al Device
3.2. Humidity Sensitivity of ZnAl2O4/Al Devices
4. Discussion
4.1. Chemical Synthesis of ZnAl2O4/Al Device
4.2. Humidity Sensitivity of ZnAl2O4/Al Device
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Salt | %RH |
---|---|
MgCl2 | 16 |
CH3COOK | 23 |
ZnNO3·6H2O | 43 |
ZnNO3·6H2O | 52 |
NaHCO3 | 78 |
Na2SO4 | 84 |
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Nakane, T.; Naka, T.; Nakayama, M.; Uchikoshi, T. Humidity Sensitivity of Chemically Synthesized ZnAl2O4/Al. Sensors 2022, 22, 6194. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22166194
Nakane T, Naka T, Nakayama M, Uchikoshi T. Humidity Sensitivity of Chemically Synthesized ZnAl2O4/Al. Sensors. 2022; 22(16):6194. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22166194
Chicago/Turabian StyleNakane, Takayuki, Takashi Naka, Minako Nakayama, and Tetsuo Uchikoshi. 2022. "Humidity Sensitivity of Chemically Synthesized ZnAl2O4/Al" Sensors 22, no. 16: 6194. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22166194
APA StyleNakane, T., Naka, T., Nakayama, M., & Uchikoshi, T. (2022). Humidity Sensitivity of Chemically Synthesized ZnAl2O4/Al. Sensors, 22(16), 6194. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22166194