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Laser-Assisted Gaussian Microstructure Patterned PDMS Encapsulated Ti3 C2 Tx (MXene)-Based Pressure Sensor for Object and Touch Detection

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IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
Volume 21, Issue 15, Pages 16547-16553

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IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3081588

Keywords

Large area pressure matrix; gaussian microstructure; sensitivity; unknown object detection

Funding

  1. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) [SRG/2020/000098]

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This study demonstrates the deposition of a Ti-3 C-2 T-x thin film sensor on cellulose paper using vacuum filtration technique, followed by encapsulation with flexible PDMS to enhance sensitivity. The use of microstructured PDMS with gaussian pattern improved pressure distribution, resulting in faster response time and better sensitivity of the sensor.
This work demonstrates the deposition of a Ti-3 C-2 T-x thin film on the flexible and bio-degradable cellulose paper via vacuum filtration technique followed by encapsulation in between flexible PDMS with gaussian microstructures at the top and plain layer of PDMS at the bottom. The fabricated sensor displayed improved sensitivity of 2.65 kPa(-1) in comparison to the sensitivity (1.53 kPa(-1)) calculated with unpatterned PDMS encapsulation. The enhancement of sensitivity with microstructured PDMS as force transfer layer was achieved due to quick escalation in contact area even under the application of small external pressure because of the uniform distribution of the pressure by Gaussian patterned morphology. The rise time and fall time of the fabricated sensor were found to be 400 msec and 100 msec respectively. The fabricated sensor was also utilized to detect the unknown location and position of the object using a 4 x 4 matrix array. Further, the fabricated sensor was used to demonstrate the human-machine interaction utilizing the smart glove and also an alteration in the brightness of a LED by exerting external pressure on the sensor. The successful demonstration of cost-effective, flexible Ti-3 C-2 T-X/cellulose paper pressure sensor has shown innovative applications in the field of security, the educational sector, artificial limbs, etc.

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