Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured MnO2–CoO and its relevance as an opto-electronic humidity sensing device

• Published in: RSC advances Vol. 8; no. 37; pp. 20534 - 20542
• Main Authors: Sikarwar, Samiksha, Yadav, B C, Dzhardimalieva, G I, Golubeva, N D, Srivastava, Pankaj
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 05.06.2018; The Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: absorption; ambient temperature; Carboxylates; Chemistry; Energy gap; Fluorescence; Humidity; Manganese dioxide; Morphology; Optoelectronic devices; Photoluminescence; Photonic band gaps; refractive index; Refractivity; Reproducibility; scanning electron microscopy; Spectrum analysis; Synthesis; transmission electron microscopy; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction

Metal carboxylates are widely used in science and technology and have been the subject of intense studies due to the practical importance of their products. The present paper reports the synthesis of MnO2–CoO using metal carboxylates as precursors and the effect of humidity on the transmitted power...