Humidity and Temperature Sensing of Mixed Nickel–Magnesium Spinel Ferrites

Temperature- and humidity-sensing properties were evaluated of NixMg1-x spinel ferrites (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) synthesized by a sol-gel combustion method using citric acid as fuel and nitrate ions as oxidizing agents. After the exothermic reaction, amorphous powders were calcined at 700 °C ollowed by characterization with XRD, FTIR, XPS, EDS and Raman spectroscopy and FESEM icroscopy. Synthesized powders were tested as humidity- and temperature-sensing materials in the form of thick films on interdigitated electrodes on alumina substrate in a climatic chamber. The physicochemical investigation of synthesized materials revealed a cubic spinel Fd3m phase, nanosized but agglomerated particles with a partially to completely inverse spinel structure with increasing Ni content. Ni0.1Mg0.9Fe2O4 showed the highest material constant (B30,90) value of 3747 K and temperature sensitivity (α) of −4.08%/K compared to pure magnesium ferrite (B30,90 value of 3426 K and α of −3.73%/K) and the highest average sens...

Keywords:

nickel / magnesium / spinel / ferrite / humidity / temperature / sensing / structure / morphology

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Chemosensors, 2023, 11, 1, 34-

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DOI: 10.3390/chemosensors11010034

ISSN: 2227-9040

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dojčinović, Milena
AU  - Vasiljević, Zorka
AU  - Rakočević, Lazar
AU  - Pavlović, Vera P.
AU  - Ammar-Merah, Souad
AU  - Vujančević, Jelena
AU  - Nikolić, Maria Vesna
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10620
AB  - Temperature- and humidity-sensing properties were evaluated of NixMg1-x spinel ferrites (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) synthesized by a sol-gel combustion method using citric acid as fuel and nitrate ions as oxidizing agents. After the exothermic reaction, amorphous powders were calcined at 700 °C ollowed by characterization with XRD, FTIR, XPS, EDS and Raman spectroscopy and FESEM icroscopy. Synthesized powders were tested as humidity- and temperature-sensing materials in the form of thick films on interdigitated electrodes on alumina substrate in a climatic chamber. The physicochemical investigation of synthesized materials revealed a cubic spinel Fd3m phase, nanosized but agglomerated particles with a partially to completely inverse spinel structure with increasing Ni content. Ni0.1Mg0.9Fe2O4 showed the highest material constant (B30,90) value of 3747 K and temperature sensitivity (α) of −4.08%/K compared to pure magnesium ferrite (B30,90 value of 3426 K and α of −3.73%/K) and the highest average sensitivity towards humidity of 922 kΩ/%RH in the relative humidity (RH) range of 40–90% at the working temperature of 25 °C.
T2  - Chemosensors
T1  - Humidity and Temperature Sensing of Mixed Nickel–Magnesium Spinel Ferrites
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - 34
DO  - 10.3390/chemosensors11010034
ER  -

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author = "Dojčinović, Milena and Vasiljević, Zorka and Rakočević, Lazar and Pavlović, Vera P. and Ammar-Merah, Souad and Vujančević, Jelena and Nikolić, Maria Vesna",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Temperature- and humidity-sensing properties were evaluated of NixMg1-x spinel ferrites (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) synthesized by a sol-gel combustion method using citric acid as fuel and nitrate ions as oxidizing agents. After the exothermic reaction, amorphous powders were calcined at 700 °C ollowed by characterization with XRD, FTIR, XPS, EDS and Raman spectroscopy and FESEM icroscopy. Synthesized powders were tested as humidity- and temperature-sensing materials in the form of thick films on interdigitated electrodes on alumina substrate in a climatic chamber. The physicochemical investigation of synthesized materials revealed a cubic spinel Fd3m phase, nanosized but agglomerated particles with a partially to completely inverse spinel structure with increasing Ni content. Ni0.1Mg0.9Fe2O4 showed the highest material constant (B30,90) value of 3747 K and temperature sensitivity (α) of −4.08%/K compared to pure magnesium ferrite (B30,90 value of 3426 K and α of −3.73%/K) and the highest average sensitivity towards humidity of 922 kΩ/%RH in the relative humidity (RH) range of 40–90% at the working temperature of 25 °C.",
journal = "Chemosensors",
title = "Humidity and Temperature Sensing of Mixed Nickel–Magnesium Spinel Ferrites",
volume = "11",
number = "1",
pages = "34",
doi = "10.3390/chemosensors11010034"
}

Dojčinović, M., Vasiljević, Z., Rakočević, L., Pavlović, V. P., Ammar-Merah, S., Vujančević, J.,& Nikolić, M. V.. (2023). Humidity and Temperature Sensing of Mixed Nickel–Magnesium Spinel Ferrites. in Chemosensors, 11(1), 34.
https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11010034

Dojčinović M, Vasiljević Z, Rakočević L, Pavlović VP, Ammar-Merah S, Vujančević J, Nikolić MV. Humidity and Temperature Sensing of Mixed Nickel–Magnesium Spinel Ferrites. in Chemosensors. 2023;11(1):34.
doi:10.3390/chemosensors11010034 .

Dojčinović, Milena, Vasiljević, Zorka, Rakočević, Lazar, Pavlović, Vera P., Ammar-Merah, Souad, Vujančević, Jelena, Nikolić, Maria Vesna, "Humidity and Temperature Sensing of Mixed Nickel–Magnesium Spinel Ferrites" in Chemosensors, 11, no. 1 (2023):34,
https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11010034 . .