Microdome-Tunable Graphene/Carbon Nanotubes Pressure Sensors Based on Polystyrene Array for Wearable Electronics
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Abstract
Resistive pressure sensors are appealing due to having several advantages, such as simple reading mechanisms, simple construction, and quick dynamic response. Achieving a constantly changeable microstructure of sensing materials is critical for the flexible pressure sensor and remains a difficulty. Herein, a flexible, tunable resistive pressure sensors is developed via simple, low-cost microsphere self-assembly and graphene/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) solution drop coating. The sensor uses polystyrene (PS) microspheres to construct an interlocked dome microstructure with graphene/CNTs as a conductive filler. The results indicate that the interlocked microdome-type pressure sensor has better sensitivity than the single microdome-type and single planar-type without surface microstructure. The pressure sensor’s sensitivity can be adjusted by varying the diameter of PS microspheres. In addition, the resistance of the sensor is also tunable by adjusting the number of graphene/CNT conductive coating layers. The developed flexible pressure sensor effectively detected human finger bending, demonstrating tremendous potential in human motion monitoring.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (62075168)
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province (2020A1515010088)
- Major Project of Basic Research and Applied Research for Natural Science in Guangdong Province (2017KZDXM086)
- Special project in key fields of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education of China (2019KZDZX1025)
- Special project in key fields of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education of China (2020ZDZX3052)
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