Table 1 Comparison table of GaN humidity sensors.

From: Humidity sensor based on Gallium Nitride for real time monitoring applications

Refs.

Fabrication method

Sensing material

Range (%)

Response/recovery time (s)

Sensitivity

Sensor type

4

Chemical etching and spray coating

ZnO/Porous GaN

0–60

7/13

161

Diode formation

2

Chemical vapor deposition

Ni patterned GaN nanowire

15–85

22.59/26.16

 

Diode formation

50

Dip coating

3D dandelion like GaN flower

11–97

1000

Interdigitated electrodes

51

Spin coating

GaN Powder

75–95

Interdigitated electrodes

51

Spin coating

Ga2O3-Na–K Doped

10–85

6/21

500

Interdigitated electrodes

16

MOCVD

\(\beta\)-Ga2O3 nanowires on GaN substrate

35–95

25/45

30

Resistive sheet formation

1

Chemical method etching from GaCl3

GaN nanoparticles

4–84

140/130

105

17

MOCVD

\(\beta\)-Ga2O3 nanowires on GaN substrate

30–90

24.94/6.24 @ 30% RH

319 in dark

Interdigitated electrodes

1.36/1.8 @ 90% RH

7.3 in UV

This work

Pulsed DC magnetron sputtering and inkjet printing

ZnO buffer layer/GaN thin film

0–100 (Linear response)

Impedance

3.5/9

79 kΩ/RH%

Interdigitated electrodes

Capacitance

11/6

8.53 nF/RH%