Abstract
A highly sensitive flexible resistive pressure sensor based on an air gap structure was presented. The flexible pressure sensor consists of two face to face polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films covered with carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The pressure sensor with a 230 μm thickness air gap has relatively high sensitivity (58.9 kPa−1 in the range of 1–5 Pa, 0.66 kPa−1 in the range of 5–100 Pa), low detectable pressure limit (1 Pa), and a short response time (less than 1 s). The test results showed that the pressure sensor with an appropriate air gap has excellent pressure sensitive performance and application potential.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-16-2017
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA09392F
Funding Information
This work was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61474016, 61405026, 61405025, and National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) under Grant No. 2015CB351905.
Related Content
Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Details of the samples' SEM images, Raman spectra, stability response diagram. See DOI:10.1039/c7ra09392f
Repository Citation
Wei, Xiongbang; Xiao, Lun; Huang, Wen; Liao, Jiaxuan; and Chen, Zhi David, "Improving the Performance and Stability of Flexible Pressure Sensors with an Air Gap Structure" (2017). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 12.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ece_facpub/12
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in RSC Advances, v. 7, issue 76, p. 48354-48359.
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