Comparative Analysis of Ti,Ni,and Au Electrodes on Characteristics of TiO2 Nanofibers for Humidity Sensor Application

The effect of metal（Ti,Ni,and Au） electrodes on humidity sensing properties of electrospun TiO₂ nanofibers was investigated in this work.The devices were fabricated by evaporating metal contacts on SiO₂ layer thermally grown on silicon substrate.The separation between the electrodes was 90μm for all sensors.The sensors were tested from 40%to 90%relative humidity（RH） by AC electrical characterization at room temperature. When sensors are switched between 40%and 90%RH,the corresponding response and recovery time are 3 s and 5 s for Ti-electrode sensor,4 s and 7 s for Ni-electrode sensor,and 7 s and 13 s for Au-electrode sensor.The hysteresis was 3%,5%and 15%for Ti-,Ni-,and Au-electrode sensor,respectively.The sensitivity of Ti,Ni,and Au-electrode sensors are 7.53 MΩ/%RH,5.29 MΩ/%RH and 4.01 MΩ/%RH respectively at 100 Hz.Therefore Ti-electrode sensor is found to have linear response,fast response and recovery time and higher sensitivity as compared with those of Ni- and Au-electrode sensors.Comparison of humidity sensing properties of sensors with different electrode material may propose a compelling route for designing and optimizing humidity sensors.     

Flat Absorber Phosphorous Black Nickel Coatings for Space Applications

A new process of flat absorber black nickel alloy coating was developed on stainless steel by electrodeposition from a bath containing nickel,zinc and ammonium sulphates;thiocyanate and sodium hypophosphite for space applications.Coating process was optimized by investigating the effects of plating parameters,viz concentration of bath constituents,current density,temperature,pH and plating time on the optical properties of the black deposits.Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy showed the inclusion of about 6% phosphorous in the coating.The scanning electron microscopy studies revealed the amorphous nature of the coating.The corrosion resistance of the coatings was evaluated by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and linear polarization (LP) techniques.The results revealed that,phosphorous addition confers better corrosion resistance in comparison to conventional black nickel coatings.The black nickel coating obtained from hypophosphite bath provides high solar absorptance (α s) and infrared emittance (ε IR) of the order of 0.93.Environmental stability to space applications was established by the humidity and thermal cycling tests.     

纳米TiQ/炭黑改性PET织物及其导电与光活性的表征

对聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)织物进行碱性水解预处理.通过浸渍法以十二烷基硫酸钠作为分散剂在原始的和经预处理的PET中加入纳米炭黑(CB1515和CB156),纳米二氧化钛(NTO)-NCBs(CB1515或CB156)混合物.以柠檬酸(CA)和次磷酸钠(SHP)分别为交联剂和催化剂,分别在预处理前后的PETs中加入NTO+CB1515和NTO+CB156作对比研究.结果表明,CB156比CB1515更能有效地降低样品的电阻率.加入NTO后,由原始PET所制样品比预处理PET所制样品具有更低的电阻率.然而,这与不加NTO所制样品结果相反.通过增加添加量和改善NCBs和NTO在织物中的分散均匀性,采用CA和SHP可明显降低样品的电阻率.发现NCBs与NTO的协同效应可提高预处理织物的紫外吸收.由原始PET中加入NCB和NTO所制样品比预处理的PET对亚甲基蓝降解具有更高活性.通过添加NTO或CA-SHP可提高活性,前者比后者更有效.