Issue 23, 2024

Self-powered humidity sensors based on zero-dimensional perovskite-like structures with fast response and high stability

Abstract

With the rapid development of technology, the development of self-powered sensors has garnered significant attention. The importance of monitoring humidity has grown significantly in various technological contexts, from environmental monitoring to biomedical applications. In this work, we have fabricated a low-cost and self-powered humidity sensor using zero-dimensional perovskite-like structures. Switching tests at different relative humidity levels have shown that the zero-dimensional perovskites have visible coloration at high humidities and discoloration upon reducing the humidity. The humidity sensor was fabricated by spin coating the zero-dimensional perovskites on a patterned fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate and the sensor not only shows high response values of around 500 mV and few micro amperes of short circuit current densities, but also shows good cycling performance and stability. Also high selectivity to humidity is observed in comparison to different gases and volatile organic compounds. The high selectivity to humidity arises due to the fact that the exclusion of MAI from the MA4PbI6 strucuture does not happen with all the other analytes which has been confirmed from the XRD studies. In addition, due to the low temperature fabrication they can be deposited on flexible substrates and the sensor displayed excellent resistance to bending and durability. Furthermore, the study explored the humidity monitoring capabilities of this sensor, revealing an outstanding response performance to human respiration. This observation suggests that the sensor holds significant potential for practical applications in the monitoring of human health and environmental conditions. This work paves the way for developing organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite materials for self-powered sensing applications.

Graphical abstract: Self-powered humidity sensors based on zero-dimensional perovskite-like structures with fast response and high stability

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Mar 2024
Accepted
15 May 2024
First published
17 May 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 11028-11037

Self-powered humidity sensors based on zero-dimensional perovskite-like structures with fast response and high stability

S. K. Sharma, A. Tiwari, M. Arjumand and A. Yella, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 11028 DOI: 10.1039/D4NR01065E

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