Abstract:Paper reports humidity sensing studies of V 2 O 5 -ZnO nanomaterial. When sample of V 2 O 5 -ZnO annealed at 500°C was exposed to increasing humidity, resistance decreased. Aging over six months was within ±6% for ZnO and ±2% for V 2 O 5 -ZnO; hysteresis was within ±6% for both ZnO and V 2 O 5 -ZnO sensing elements. Grain size for pure ZnO was 620 nm, and 400 nm for V 2 O 5 -ZnO nanomaterial. XRD suggested a distribution of crystallite size. For ZnO-V 2 O 5 , distribution in the crystallites size was as wide as 130% compared to only 20% for ZnO. Sensitivity of ZnO-V 2 O 5 nanomaterial was 500% more compared to ZnO sample.