• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 267 (2024)
Bowen Zheng1, Ruisheng Guo1,*, Xiaoqiang Dou1, Yueqing Fu1..., Bingjun Yang2,**, Xuqing Liu1,4,*** and Feng Zhou3,4|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center of Advanced Lubrication and Seal Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Research Center of Resource Chemistry and Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese of Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Green Manufacturing at Yantai, Yantai, 264006, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01488-0 Cite this Article
    Bowen Zheng, Ruisheng Guo, Xiaoqiang Dou, Yueqing Fu, Bingjun Yang, Xuqing Liu, Feng Zhou. Blade-Coated Porous 3D Carbon Composite Electrodes Coupled with Multiscale Interfaces for Highly Sensitive All-Paper Pressure Sensors[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 267 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Flexible and wearable pressure sensors hold immense promise for health monitoring, covering disease detection and postoperative rehabilitation. Developing pressure sensors with high sensitivity, wide detection range, and cost-effectiveness is paramount. By leveraging paper for its sustainability, biocompatibility, and inherent porous structure, herein, a solution-processed all-paper resistive pressure sensor is designed with outstanding performance. A ternary composite paste, comprising a compressible 3D carbon skeleton, conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate), and cohesive carbon nanotubes, is blade-coated on paper and naturally dried to form the porous composite electrode with hierachical micro- and nano-structured surface. Combined with screen-printed Cu electrodes in submillimeter finger widths on rough paper, this creates a multiscale hierarchical contact interface between electrodes, significantly enhancing sensitivity (1014 kPa-1) and expanding the detection range (up to 300 kPa) of as-resulted all-paper pressure sensor with low detection limit and power consumption. Its versatility ranges from subtle wrist pulses, robust finger taps, to large-area spatial force detection, highlighting its intricate submillimeter-micrometer-nanometer hierarchical interface and nanometer porosity in the composite electrode. Ultimately, this all-paper resistive pressure sensor, with its superior sensing capabilities, large-scale fabrication potential, and cost-effectiveness, paves the way for next-generation wearable electronics, ushering in an era of advanced, sustainable technological solutions.
    Bowen Zheng, Ruisheng Guo, Xiaoqiang Dou, Yueqing Fu, Bingjun Yang, Xuqing Liu, Feng Zhou. Blade-Coated Porous 3D Carbon Composite Electrodes Coupled with Multiscale Interfaces for Highly Sensitive All-Paper Pressure Sensors[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 267
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