Humidity sensitive poly(2,5-dimethoxyaniline)/WO
b>3b> (PDMA/WO
b>3b>) composites with different weight percents of WO
b>3b> have
been prepared
by a simple mechanical mixing method. These composites were characterized
by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Humidity sensing characteristics, including the resistance versus relative humidity (RH), humidity hysteresis, response time, repeata
bility and long-term sta
bility of these composites have
been investigated. The PDMA/WO
b>3b> composites show
better sensing properties than pure PDMA, such as higher sensitivity, quicker response and small hysteresis. The resistance of the composite with 30 wt%of WO
b>3b> changes linearly over the humidity range (23–84%RH). Furthermore, it exhi
bits a maximum percentage response factor (
border="0">651 at 87%RH), quick response (humidification, 27 s and desiccation, 136 s), narrow hysteresis (
border="0">5%) and an excellent repeata
bility of the response.