Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)are needed in highperformance piezoresistive sensors due to their strong strain-induced bandgap modification and thereby large gauge factors.However,integrating a ...Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)are needed in highperformance piezoresistive sensors due to their strong strain-induced bandgap modification and thereby large gauge factors.However,integrating a conventional high-temperature chemical vapor deposition(CVD)-grown TMD with a flexible substrate necessitates a transfer process that inevitably degrades the sensing properties of the TMDs and increases the overall fabrication complexity.We present a high-performance piezoresistive strain sensor that employs largearea PdSe_(2) films grown directly on polyimide(PI)substrates via plasma-assisted selenization of a sputtered Pd film.The reliable strain transfer from the substrate to the PdSe_(2) film ensures an outstanding strain-sensing capability of the sensor.Specifically,the sensors have a gauge factor of up to315±2.1,a response time under 25 ms,a detection limit of 8×10^(-6),and an exceptional stability of over 104 loadingunloading cycles.By attaching the sensors to the skin surface,we demonstrate their application for measuring physiological parameters in health care monitoring,including motion,voice,and arterial pulse vibration.Furthermore,using the PdSe_(2) film sensor combined with deep learning technology,we achieved intelligent recognition of artery temperature from arterial pulse signals with only a 2%difference between predicted and actual temperatures.The excellent sensing performance,together with the advantages of low-temperature fabrication and simple device structure,make the PdSe_(2) film sensor promising for wearable electronics and health care sensing systems.展开更多
Slip casting and subsequent pressureless sintering(PLS)allow the preparation of complex-shaped and large-sized Ti3AlC2 components for many potential applications.The behaviors of the suspensions,green compacts,and sin...Slip casting and subsequent pressureless sintering(PLS)allow the preparation of complex-shaped and large-sized Ti3AlC2 components for many potential applications.The behaviors of the suspensions,green compacts,and sintered samples of Ti3AlC2 were studied in this paper.The optimized condition of 1 wt%of arabic gum as dispersant at pH=10 results in a Ti3AlC2 suspension for slip casting Ti3AlC2 green compacts without macro defects or cracks.The sintering temperature and Al4C3 embedding powder are found to dominate the properties of the sintered Ti3AlC2 samples.The Ti3AlC2 sample sintered at 1450℃for 1.5 h with Al4C3 embedding powder reaches the best properties,namely 95.3%relative density,hardness of 4.18 GPa,thermal conductivity of 29.11W·m-1·K-1,and electrical resistivity of 0.39μΩ·m.The findings in this work may pave the way for the application of MAX phases with large size and complex shape.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:61975024,62074024Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province,Grant/Award Number:2022NSFSC0042Sichuan Science and Technology Program,Grant/Award Numbers:2023NSFSC0365,2023YFH0090。
文摘Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)are needed in highperformance piezoresistive sensors due to their strong strain-induced bandgap modification and thereby large gauge factors.However,integrating a conventional high-temperature chemical vapor deposition(CVD)-grown TMD with a flexible substrate necessitates a transfer process that inevitably degrades the sensing properties of the TMDs and increases the overall fabrication complexity.We present a high-performance piezoresistive strain sensor that employs largearea PdSe_(2) films grown directly on polyimide(PI)substrates via plasma-assisted selenization of a sputtered Pd film.The reliable strain transfer from the substrate to the PdSe_(2) film ensures an outstanding strain-sensing capability of the sensor.Specifically,the sensors have a gauge factor of up to315±2.1,a response time under 25 ms,a detection limit of 8×10^(-6),and an exceptional stability of over 104 loadingunloading cycles.By attaching the sensors to the skin surface,we demonstrate their application for measuring physiological parameters in health care monitoring,including motion,voice,and arterial pulse vibration.Furthermore,using the PdSe_(2) film sensor combined with deep learning technology,we achieved intelligent recognition of artery temperature from arterial pulse signals with only a 2%difference between predicted and actual temperatures.The excellent sensing performance,together with the advantages of low-temperature fabrication and simple device structure,make the PdSe_(2) film sensor promising for wearable electronics and health care sensing systems.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51731004, 51671054, 51501038)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20181285)“the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” in China (2242018K40108, 2242018K40109)
文摘Slip casting and subsequent pressureless sintering(PLS)allow the preparation of complex-shaped and large-sized Ti3AlC2 components for many potential applications.The behaviors of the suspensions,green compacts,and sintered samples of Ti3AlC2 were studied in this paper.The optimized condition of 1 wt%of arabic gum as dispersant at pH=10 results in a Ti3AlC2 suspension for slip casting Ti3AlC2 green compacts without macro defects or cracks.The sintering temperature and Al4C3 embedding powder are found to dominate the properties of the sintered Ti3AlC2 samples.The Ti3AlC2 sample sintered at 1450℃for 1.5 h with Al4C3 embedding powder reaches the best properties,namely 95.3%relative density,hardness of 4.18 GPa,thermal conductivity of 29.11W·m-1·K-1,and electrical resistivity of 0.39μΩ·m.The findings in this work may pave the way for the application of MAX phases with large size and complex shape.