Journal
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 32, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202107570
Keywords
decoupling; multifunctional sensors; pressure sensors; stimulus discriminability; temperature sensors
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- Research Grants Council [16229216, 16209917, 16205517, 16200720]
- Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong SAR [ITS/012/19]
- Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship
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A rational approach has been proposed to design soft multifunctional sensors capable of detecting and discriminating different physical stimuli using electrospun carbon nanofiber films. The flexible sensor can detect and distinguish minute temperature and pressure stimuli in real time, with outstanding sensitivity and discriminability coordinated by tailoring the structures of the CNF films. This sensor has distinct advantages in its simple fabrication process and reliable output signal.
A rational approach is proposed to design soft multifunctional sensors capable of detection and discrimination of different physical stimuli. Herein, a flexible multifunctional sensor concurrently detecting and distinguishing minute temperature and pressure stimuli in real time is developed using electrospun carbon nanofiber (CNF) films as the sole sensing material and electrical resistance as the only output signal. The stimuli sensitivity and discriminability are coordinated by tailoring the atomic- and device-level structures of CNF films to deliver outstanding pressure and temperature sensitivities of -0.96 kPa(-1) and -2.44% degrees C-1, respectively, enabling mutually exclusive sensing performance without signal cross-interference. The CNF multifunctional sensor is considered the first of its kind to accomplish the stimulus discriminability using only the electrical resistance as the output signal, which is most convenient to monitor and process for device applications. As such, it has distinct advantages over other reported sensors in its simple, cost-effective fabrication and readout system. It also possesses other invaluable traits, including good bending stability, fast response time, and long-term durability. Importantly, the ability to simultaneously detect and decouple temperature and pressure stimuli is demonstrated through novel applications as a skin-mountable device and a flexible game controller.
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