Hazli Rafis Abdul Rahim
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

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Aligned vertical growth of zinc oxide nanorods on glass substrates using optimum hydrothermal synthesis technique Mohd Hafiz Jali; Md Ashadi Md Johari; Hazli Rafis Abdul Rahim; Haziezol Helmi Mohd Yusof; Aminah Ahmad; Mohamad Faizal Baharom; Sulaiman Wadi Harun
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 23, No 2: August 2021
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v23.i2.pp694-700

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This paper reported an optimized hydrothermal synthesis technique to grow zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods vertically on the normal microscope glass. ZnO nanorods exhibited various advantages such as strong binding energy, non toxicity, large surface to volume ratio and versatility for optical detections. However, the growth of nanorods which aligned vertically on the glass substrates is rather complicated. It required a thorough process based on optimized concentration, growth duration, growth temperature and solvent variations. The morphological structure result has shown an exceptional vertical growth of the nanorods on the glass surfaces which increase the nanorods density. The optimized synthesis technique produced high density ZnO nanorods up to 3 ???? 1013 nanorods/m2 which is double as compared to conventional synthesis technique.
A novel examination of limonene detection using plastic fiber optic sensors and the tapered approach Thanigai Anbalagan; Hazura Haroon; Hazli Rafis Abdul Rahim; Siti Halma Johari; Siti Khadijah Idris@ Othman; Hanim Abdul Razak; Maisara Othman
Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Vol 12, No 2: April 2023
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/eei.v12i2.4379

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A novel tapered plastic optic fiber (POF) biosensor is proposed and demonstrated for monitoring limonene in different concentrations. The mechanism of this device is based on an increase in the light transmission of a sensor submerged in a higher-concentration limonene solution, which also reflects an increase in the refractive index of the sensor. The tapered POF was fabricated using the chemical etching method to accomplish different waist diameters of 0.6 mm, 0.55 mm, and 0.5 mm, with a fiber length of 10 cm and a 2 cm sensing region. An Arduino integrated development environment (IDE) program was used to drive the voltage values from the photodetectors to obtain the measurements. As the limonene concentration solution varied from 20% to 100%, the output voltage of the sensor increased linearly, showing a sensitivity of 0.295 V/%, 0.33 V/%, and 0.46 V/% for tapered waist diameters of 0.6 mm, 0.55 mm, and 0.5 mm, respectively. The proposed sensor is a low-cost solution measurement option with high sensitivity, while it also involves a simple and easy fabrication technique.