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Hydrothermally Synthesized ZnSe Nanoparticles for Relative Humidity Sensing Application

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This paper describes hydrothermally synthesized ZnSe nanoparticles for resistive-type relative humidity sensors. The structural, optical and morphological characterization of synthesized ZnSe nanoparticles was analyzed by means of x-ray diffraction, UV–vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, photoluminescence and transmission electron microscopy. Also, the details of the fabrication process and humidity sensing mechanism are described. The considerable sensitivity, response and recovery time is achieved due to enhanced electron transfer capability of ZnSe nanoparticles. The film resistance changes with relative humidity (RH) for approximately three orders of magnitude (109–106) over the range of 20–100% RH shows reasonably good sensitivity. This indicates the promising applications of ZnSe nanoparticles for room temperature environmental monitoring. Further, the response and recovery time, repeatability and reproducibility of the humidity sensors are also measured.

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Choudhari, U., Jagtap, S. Hydrothermally Synthesized ZnSe Nanoparticles for Relative Humidity Sensing Application. J. Electron. Mater. 49, 5903–5916 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-020-08320-6

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