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High-performance flexible pressure sensor based on ordered double-level nanopillar array films: Design, development, and modeling

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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 241, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.110157

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A; Ordered double-level nanopillar array films; Continuously adjustable AAO template; B; Flexible pressure sensor

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In this work, a high-performance flexible pressure sensor based on ordered double-level nanopillar array films was proposed. The conductive films with double-level nanopillar array microstructures were prepared, and the influence of the structural characteristics on the sensing performance was studied. The sensor showed a high sensitivity of 208.353 kPa1 and an expanded range of 267%.
To improve the sensitivity and broaden the range of flexible pressure sensors, we proposed a high-performance flexible pressure sensor based on ordered double-level nanopillar array films. In this work, polypyrrole/multiwalled carbon nanotube/polyurethane (PPy/MWCNT/PU) conductive films with double-level nanopillar array microstructures were prepared by continuously adjusting the oxidation and pore expansion parameters of a porous anodic alumina template (AAO), where the high pillar height was 1243.0 & PLUSMN; 7.0 nm, and the low pillar height was 868.0 & PLUSMN; 4.70 nm. We studied the influence of the structural characteristics of ordered double-level nanopillar array conductive films and a flexible pressure sensor on the sensing performance using finite element simulations, the establishment of sensing mechanism, and sensor performance measurements. The results showed that the pressure was positively correlated with the change rate of strain and the surface microstructure contact area of the ordered double-level nanopillar array films. The sensor sensitivity reached 208.353 kPa  1, and its range was extended by 267%. In addition, the sensor, which could monitor vocalization, drinking pulse and finger movements, could be used in a wide range of applications, including wearable medical monitoring and smart sign language textiles.

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