We demonstrate an ultrafast humidity micro-fiber sensor based on molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) cladding with three dimensional network structure. The high surface-to-volume rations and porous mesh structure improve the interaction of between MoS2 and water molecules, further enhancing the performance of the humidity sensor. The results demonstrated that the sensor can perform in a wide relative humidity (RH) range between 10%RH to 90%RH with rapid dynamic behavior (response and recovery time are 0.090 and 0.130 s respectively). The sum of response and recovery time (total time) is 0.220 s, which is the fastest in the reported MoS2-based humidity sensors. The sensitivity of this sensor is up to -1.501 dB/%RH in the RH range (77%RH–90%RH). Such a high performance RH sensor will have a wide range of application potential in chemical processing, various medical diagnostics, and so on.
We demonstrate an intensity-modulated humidity sensor based on a U-shaped microfiber coated with porous methacryloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (DMC) film. The high surface-to-volume ratios of the porous structure improve the interaction between the DMC film and water molecules, resulting in significantly enhanced sensitivity of the humidity sensor. In the humidity range of 34.0%RH to 50.0%RH, the humidity sensitivity of this microfiber sensor is up to 3.090 dB/%RH, which is six times higher than that of other fiber humidity sensors. The humidity detection range can be adjusted with high humidity sensitivity (≥1.685dB/%RH) by controlling the microfiber diameter and bent diameter. Furthermore, this type of sensor has a fast recovery time of 0.023 s and a response time of only 0.692 s. This type of sensor has broad potential applications in chemical processing, medical diagnostics, instrument manufacturing, and so on.
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