Room temperature AC conductivity and humidity sensing study on polyaniline/lithium sulphate composites
摘要
The present work studied the Alternating Current (AC) responses and Humidity sensing studies for Lithium sulphate (Li2SO4)-doped Polyaniline (PANI) composites. Pure PANI was synthesized using the In-Situ polymerization method. The PANI/Li2SO4 (PLS) Composites were prepared by mixing chemically synthesized PANI with Li2SO4 in a vibration mill. The samples were structurally and morphologically characterized by XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDX, BET, TEM, and SAED patterns. An increase in the AC conductivity (σ ac) of composites was 1.32 × 10–2 S cm−1 at 1 MHz frequency for [0.90:0.10 wt%] of the PLS-5 composite. The conductivity increases in composites, compared to PANI and Li2SO4, observed and discussed based on the electron–hole exchange mechanism. The Humidity sensing studies are carried out for the PLS composites. The PLS composite samples show a drastic change in the resistance with % relative humidity (% RH). The sensing response, humidity hysteresis, Stability, and timing behaviours are recorded for the samples. The PLS-5 sample recorded a maximum change in resistance and showed a good sensing response. The mechanism for the sensing has been discussed based on the formation of the superficial layers.