基于质子化芳胺范德华异质结构的高性能湿度传感器

High sensitivity humidity sensor based on protonated aromatic amine van der Waals heterostructure

  • 摘要: 湿度监测在精密制造、半导体封装、锂电池存储及人体健康监测等领域具有不可或缺的重要意义。然而,目前大多数室温工作的湿度传感器仍面临成本较高、测试范围狭窄、抗干扰能力不足或响应恢复缓慢等问题,难以满足物联网与柔性电子应用日益增长的需求。针对这一挑战,本研究通过在苝二酰亚胺(PDI)分子平台接枝二苯胺单元,并采用盐酸进行质子化调控,与单壁碳纳米管(SWCNT)通过π-π堆叠作用在界面处原位构建一维范德华异质结构,进而制备出化学电阻型湿度传感器。该传感器在室温条件下于10%~90%相对湿度(RH)宽区间内展现出快速可逆的响应特性,其理论外推检测限低至0.28%,在90% RH条件下的响应时间仅为1.68 s,恢复时间亦维持在数秒量级,显著优于多数商用湿度传感器。同时,器件对水分子表现出优异的选择性,对氨气(NH3)、二氧化碳(CO2)、硫化氢(H2S)、一氧化碳(CO)及多种挥发性有机物的响应极低,抗干扰能力强。传感机理研究表明,质子化二苯胺侧链可增强界面极性,协同PDI骨架的羰基氧位点实现对水分子的高效捕获与电荷转移,从而显著提升响应性能。本研究提出的材料设计与器件构筑策略,为发展低功耗、可集成、高性能的湿度传感系统及其在物联网环境监测、智能包装、呼吸分析等领域的规模化应用提供了重要的理论与技术支撑。

     

    Abstract: Humidity monitoring is essential in numerous fields, including precision manufacturing, semiconductor packaging, lithium battery storage, and human health monitoring. However, most existing room-temperature humidity sensors still face challenges such as high cost, narrow detection range, limited anti-interference capability, or slow response and recovery times, hindering their suitability for emerging Internet of Things and flexible electronics applications. To address this, we grafted diphenylamine units onto the perylene diimide (PDI) molecular platform and applied protonation regulation using hydrochloric acid. Through π-π stacking interactions with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), a one-dimensional van der Waals heterostructure was formed in situ at the interface, enabling the fabrication of a chemiresistive humidity sensor. This device exhibits rapid, reversible response across a wide relative humidity (RH) range of 10%-90%, with a theoretical detection limit as low as 0.28%. At 90% RH, the response time is only 1.68 seconds, and the recovery time is on the order of seconds, significantly outperforming most commercial humidity sensors. Moreover, the sensor demonstrates excellent selectivity toward water molecules, showing negligible responses to ammonia (NH3), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon monoxide (CO), and various volatile organic compounds, confirming strong anti-interference capability. Mechanistic studies reveal that the protonated diphenylamine side chains enhance interfacial polarity, which cooperates with the carbonyl oxygen sites of the PDI backbone to enable efficient water molecule capture and charge transfer, thereby substantially improving sensing performance. The material design and device fabrication strategy presented herein provide valuable theoretical and technical foundations for developing low-power, integrable, high-performance humidity sensing systems for large-scale applications in IoT environmental monitoring, intelligent packaging, and breath analysis.

     

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