Bioinspired Gradient Conductivity and Stiffness for Ultrasensitive Electronic Skins
| Autor: | Seungjae Lee, Jinyoung Kim, Youngsu Lee, Jinyoung Myoung, Chunggi Baig, Youngoh Lee, Hochan Lee, Soowon Cho, Jonghwa Park, Hyunhyub Ko |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Materials science
business.industry General Engineering Electronic skin General Physics and Astronomy Linearity 02 engineering and technology Acoustic wave Conductivity 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Piezoresistive effect 0104 chemical sciences Stress (mechanics) Optoelectronics Waveform General Materials Science 0210 nano-technology business Tactile sensor |
| Zdroj: | ACS nano. 15(1) |
| ISSN: | 1936-086X |
| Popis: | Hierarchical and gradient structures in biological systems with special mechanical properties have inspired innovations in materials design for construction and mechanical applications. Analogous to the control of stress transfer in gradient mechanical structures, the control of electron transfer in gradient electrical structures should enable the development of high-performance electronics. This paper demonstrates a high performance electronic skin (e-skin) via the simultaneous control of tactile stress transfer to an active sensing area and the corresponding electrical current through the gradient structures. The flexible e-skin sensor has extraordinarily high piezoresistive sensitivity at low power and linearity over a broad pressure range based on the conductivity-gradient multilayer on the stiffness-gradient interlocked microdome geometry. While stiffness-gradient interlocked microdome structures allow the efficient transfer and localization of applied stress to the sensing area, the multilayered structure with gradient conductivity enables the efficient regulation of piezoresistance in response to applied pressure by gradual activation of current pathways from outer to inner layers, resulting in a pressure sensitivity of 3.8 × 105 kPa-1 with linear response over a wide range of up to 100 kPa. In addition, the sensor indicated a rapid response time of 0.016 ms, a low minimum detectable pressure level of 0.025 Pa, a low operating voltage (100 μV), and high durability during 8000 repetitive cycles of pressure application (80 kPa). The high performance of the e-skin sensor enables acoustic wave detection, differentiation of gas characterized by different densities, subtle tactile manipulation of objects, and real-time monitoring of pulse pressure waveform. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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