Flexible pressure sensors have attracted wide attention due to their applications to electronic skin,health monitoring,and human-machine interaction.However,the tradeoff between their high sensitivity and wide respons...Flexible pressure sensors have attracted wide attention due to their applications to electronic skin,health monitoring,and human-machine interaction.However,the tradeoff between their high sensitivity and wide response range remains a challenge.Inspired by human skin,we select commercial silicon carbide sandpaper as a template to fabricate carbon nanotube(CNT)/polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)composite film with a hierarchical structured surface(h-CNT/PDMS)through solution blending and blade coating and then assemble the h-CNT/PDMS composite film with interdigitated electrodes and polyurethane(PU)scotch tape to obtain an h-CNT/PDMS-based flexible pressure sensor.Based on in-situ optical images and finite element analysis,the significant compressive contact effect between the hierarchical structured surface of h-CNT/PDMS and the interdigitated electrode leads to enhanced pressure sensitivity and a wider response range(0.1661 kPa^(-1),0.4574 kPa^(-1)and 0.0989 kPa^(-1)in the pressure range of 0–18 kPa,18–133 kPa and 133–300 kPa)compared with planar CNT/PDMS composite film(0.0066 kPa^(-1)in the pressure range of 0–240 kPa).The prepared pressure sensor displays rapid response/recovery time,excellent stability,durability,and stable response to different loading modes(bending and torsion).In addition,our pressure sensor can be utilized to accurately monitor and discriminate various stimuli ranging from human motions to pressure magnitude and spatial distribution.This study supplies important guidance for the fabrication of flexible pressure sensors with superior sensing performance in next-generation wearable electronic devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NO:51803191,12072325,52103100)the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFA0706802)+1 种基金the 111 project(D18023)the Key Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Province(202102210038).
文摘Flexible pressure sensors have attracted wide attention due to their applications to electronic skin,health monitoring,and human-machine interaction.However,the tradeoff between their high sensitivity and wide response range remains a challenge.Inspired by human skin,we select commercial silicon carbide sandpaper as a template to fabricate carbon nanotube(CNT)/polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)composite film with a hierarchical structured surface(h-CNT/PDMS)through solution blending and blade coating and then assemble the h-CNT/PDMS composite film with interdigitated electrodes and polyurethane(PU)scotch tape to obtain an h-CNT/PDMS-based flexible pressure sensor.Based on in-situ optical images and finite element analysis,the significant compressive contact effect between the hierarchical structured surface of h-CNT/PDMS and the interdigitated electrode leads to enhanced pressure sensitivity and a wider response range(0.1661 kPa^(-1),0.4574 kPa^(-1)and 0.0989 kPa^(-1)in the pressure range of 0–18 kPa,18–133 kPa and 133–300 kPa)compared with planar CNT/PDMS composite film(0.0066 kPa^(-1)in the pressure range of 0–240 kPa).The prepared pressure sensor displays rapid response/recovery time,excellent stability,durability,and stable response to different loading modes(bending and torsion).In addition,our pressure sensor can be utilized to accurately monitor and discriminate various stimuli ranging from human motions to pressure magnitude and spatial distribution.This study supplies important guidance for the fabrication of flexible pressure sensors with superior sensing performance in next-generation wearable electronic devices.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12072325,52125205,U20A20166,and 52192614)the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFA0706802,2021YFB3200304,and 2021YFB3200302)+3 种基金the 111 project(D18023)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(Z180011 and 2222088)Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(KQTD20170810105439418)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities。
文摘压力传感器是人工触觉感应的基石.尽管人们对高性能压力传感器进行了广泛的研究,但解决传感器的高灵敏度、宽线性响应范围和宽工作温度范围仍然面临巨大挑战.在此,我们创新性地应用三乙胺实现了疏水聚酰亚胺纤维(PIFs)在碳纳米管(CNT)水溶液中的均匀分散,同时纤维的结构不会受到破坏,并利用冻干和热酰亚胺化技术制备了强健超弹的蜘蛛网状(PIF/CNT)导电复合气凝胶.该气凝胶作为压力传感器具有宽线性感应范围(0.01-53.34 kPa)、超低检测限(10 Pa)、高灵敏度(0.507 kPa^(-1))、快速响应/恢复时间(85/80 ms)、稳定的快速压缩响应(500 mm min^(-1))和优异的抗循环疲劳能力(5000次)等优异的传感性能.有限元分析表明,多级纤维网络有利于相邻的导电纤维之间的接触面积在外部压力下有明显的线性变化,使之表现出优异的线性传感性能.该传感器可用于人体生理和运动信号检测、电子皮肤和智能控制,且在极端温度(-100-300℃)下表现出出色的传感稳定性和热绝缘性,可用于极端太空环境下太空服和月球/火星栖息地充气结构的传感单元.本工作为开发下一代线性压力传感器提供了一个简单有效的方法.
