Enhanced Sensitivity of a Resistive Pressure Sensor Based on a PEDOT:PSS Thin Film on PDMS with a Random-Height Micropyramid Structure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials and Reagents
2.2. Silicon Mold Fabrication
2.3. PEDOT:PSS Composite
2.4. Pressure Sensor Fabrication
2.5. Characterization and Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Preparation and Characterization
3.2. Experimental Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Materials | Sensitivity | Pressure Range | Response Time | Reference |
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MXene | 148.26 kPa−1 | 0~16 kPa | 120 ms | [48] |
Urchin-like hollow carbon spheres | 260.3 kPa−1 | 1~10,000 Pa | 30/60 ms | [49] |
CNT/PDMS | 15.1 kPa−1 | - | 4 ms | [50] |
Carbon nanostructure on patterned PDMS | 1.214 kPa−1 | 0~100 Pa | 266/766 ms | [51] |
Carbon nanofibers/PDMS | 0.60 kPa−1 | 0~1 kPa | 30/25 ms | [52] |
MXene on patterned PDMS | 2.6 kPa−1 | 0~30 kPa | 40/40 ms | [53] |
Aligned Ni/PDMS | 0.72 kPa−1 at 357 kPa | 373 kPa | ~12/~20 ms | [54] |
PDMS/PEDOT:PSS | 391 kPa−1 | 0.3~1.48 kPa | 52.91 ms | This work |
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Kim, S.; Kim, D.Y. Enhanced Sensitivity of a Resistive Pressure Sensor Based on a PEDOT:PSS Thin Film on PDMS with a Random-Height Micropyramid Structure. Micromachines 2024, 15, 1110. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15091110
Kim S, Kim DY. Enhanced Sensitivity of a Resistive Pressure Sensor Based on a PEDOT:PSS Thin Film on PDMS with a Random-Height Micropyramid Structure. Micromachines. 2024; 15(9):1110. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15091110
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Sungyong, and Dae Yu Kim. 2024. "Enhanced Sensitivity of a Resistive Pressure Sensor Based on a PEDOT:PSS Thin Film on PDMS with a Random-Height Micropyramid Structure" Micromachines 15, no. 9: 1110. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15091110