摘要
Flexible pressure sensors have attracted great attention due to their potential in the wearable devices market and in particular in human-machine interactive interfaces.Pressure sensors with high sensitivity,wide measurement range,and low-cost are now highly desired for such practical applications.In the present investigation,an ultrasensitive pressure sensor with wide measurement range has been successfully fabricated.Carbon nanotubes(CNTs)(uniformly sprayed on the surface of paper)comprise the sensitivity material,while lithographed interdigital electrodes comprise the substrate.Due to the synergistic effects of CNT’s high specific surface area,paper’s porous structure,interdigital electrodes’efficient contact with CNT,our pressure sensor realizes a wide measurement range from 0 to 140 kPa and exhibits excellent stability through 15,000 cycles of testing.For the paper-based CNT film/interdigitated structure(PCI)pressure sensor,the connection area between the sensitive material and interdigital electrodes dominates in the lowpressure region,while internal change within the sensitive materials plays the leading role in the high-pressure region.Additionally,the PCI pressure sensor not only displays a high sensitivity of 2.72 kPa–1(up to 35 kPa)but also can detect low pressures,such as that exerted by a resting mung bean(about 8 Pa).When attached to the surface of a human body,the pressure sensor can monitor physiological signals,such as wrist movement,pulse beats,or movement of throat muscles.Furthermore,the pressure sensor array can identify the spatial pressure distribution,with promising applications in humanmachine interactive interfaces.
柔性压力传感器因其在可穿戴设备和人机交互界面中的潜在应用而备受关注.特别是在实际应用中,人们对具有高灵敏度、宽测量范围和低成本的压力传感器有很大需求.基于此,我们研制出了一种测量范围宽的超灵敏压力传感器.该传感器是以碳纳米管(CNT)均匀溶液直接喷在纸表面作为敏感材料,用光刻技术制成的叉指电极为结构.由于CNT大的比表面积、纸的多孔结构以及CNT与叉指电极有效接触的协同作用,压力传感器实现了从0到140 kPa的宽测量范围,并在15,000个测试周期内表现出良好的稳定性.对于纸基碳纳米管薄膜/叉指状结构(PCI)压力传感器,敏感材料与叉指电极之间的连接区域在较小的压力范围内占主导地位,而敏感材料的内部变化在大的压力区域起主导作用.此外PCI压力传感器不仅具有2.72 kPa-1(直到35 kPa)的高灵敏度,还可以检测小重量,如一颗绿豆(约8 Pa).当压力传感器贴附到人体表面时,可以监测生理信号,如手腕运动、脉搏跳动和语音识别.此外,压力传感器的阵列能够识别空间压力分布,有望实际应用于人机交互界面.
基金
the funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51605449, 51675493 and 51705476)
Shanxi “1331 Project” Key Subject Construction (1331KSC)
作者简介
王超,received his BSc degree from North University of China(NUC)in 2016.Now he is a graduate student at the NUC.His research interest focuses on flexible pressure sensor and wearable electronic devices;Corresponding author:丑修建,works at the School of Instrument and Electronics of NUC.He received his PhD degree in material physics and chemistry at Tongji University in 2008.Currently he is engaged in intelligent micro/nano device and micro system.email:chouxiujian@nuc.edu.cn。
