Name
Title | ||
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A Sensitivity Enhanced MWCNT/PDMS Tactile Sensor Using Micropillars and Low Energy Ar⁺ Ion Beam Treatment. |
Abstract | ||
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High sensitive flexible and wearable devices which can detect delicate touches have attracted considerable attentions from researchers for various promising applications. This research was aimed at enhancing the sensitivity of a MWCNT/PDMS piezoresistive tactile sensor through modification of its surface texture in the form of micropillars on MWCNT/PDMS film and subsequent low energy Ar+ ion beam treatment of the micropillars. The introduction of straight micropillars on the MWCNT/PDMS surface increased the sensitivity under gentle touch. Low energy ion beam treatment was performed to induce a stiff layer on the exposed surface of the micropillar structured MWCNT/PDMS film. The low energy ion bombardment stabilized the electrical properties of the MWCNT/PDMS surface and tuned the curvature of micropillars according to the treatment conditions. The straight micropillars which were treated by Ar+ ion with an incident angle of 0 degrees demonstrated the enhanced sensitivity under normal pressure and the curved micropillars which were treated with Ar+ ion with an incident angle of 60 degrees differentiated the direction of an applied shear pressure. The ion beam treatment on micropillar structured MWCNT/PDMS tactile sensors can thus be applied to reliable sensing under gentle touch with directional discrimination. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2016 | 10.3390/s16010093 | SENSORS |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
MWCNT,PDMS,piezoresistive tactile sensor,micropillar,ion beam treatment,curved pillar,directional detection | Microtechnology,Nanotechnology,Analytical chemistry,Shear (sheet metal),Ion beam,Argon,Surface finish,Engineering,Optoelectronics,Ion,Piezoresistive effect,Tactile sensor | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
16 | 1.0 | 1424-8220 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
1 | 0.47 | 6 |
Authors | ||
7 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Azkar Ul Hasan | 1 | 1 | 0.47 |
| Youngdo Jung | 2 | 7 | 2.53 |
| Seong-Gi Kim | 3 | 403 | 55.43 |
| Cho-Long Jung | 4 | 1 | 0.47 |
| Sunjong Oh | 5 | 1 | 0.47 |
| Junhee Kim | 6 | 1 | 0.47 |
| Hyuneui Lim | 7 | 7 | 1.86 |