Highly Compressible and Sensitive Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on MWCNTs/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene @ Melamine Foam for Human Gesture Monitoring and Recognition
Flexible sensing devices provide a convenient and effective solution for real-time human motion monitoring, but achieving efficient and low-cost assembly of pressure sensors with high performance remains a considerable challenge. Herein, a highly compressible and sensitive flexible foam-shaped piezo...
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| description | Flexible sensing devices provide a convenient and effective solution for real-time human motion monitoring, but achieving efficient and low-cost assembly of pressure sensors with high performance remains a considerable challenge. Herein, a highly compressible and sensitive flexible foam-shaped piezoresistive pressure sensor was prepared by sequential fixing multiwalled carbon nanotubes and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>Ti</mi><mn>3</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">x</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> MXene on the skeleton of melamine foam. Due to the porous skeleton of the melamine foam and the extraordinary electrical properties of the conductive fillers, the obtained MWCNTs/<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>Ti</mi><mn>3</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">x</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> MXene @ melamine foam device features high sensitivity of 0.339 kPa<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>, a wide working range up to 180 kPa, a desirable response time and excellent cyclic stability. The sensing mechanism of the composite foam device is attributed to the change in the conductive pathways between adjacent porous skeletons. The proposed sensor can be used successfully to monitor human gestures in real-time, such as finger bending and tilting, scrolling the mouse and stretching fingers. By combining with the decision tree algorithm, the sensor can unambiguously classify different Arabic numeral gestures with an average recognition accuracy of 98.9%. Therefore, our fabricated foam-shaped sensor may have great potential as next-generation wearable electronics to accurately acquire and recognize human gesture signals in various practical applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ace0ae026254ee49abe70e805db5c072023-12-01T21:37:29ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912022-06-011213222510.3390/nano12132225Highly Compressible and Sensitive Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on MWCNTs/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene @ Melamine Foam for Human Gesture Monitoring and RecognitionYue Su0Kainan Ma1Xurui Mao2Ming Liu3Xu Zhang4Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, ChinaFlexible sensing devices provide a convenient and effective solution for real-time human motion monitoring, but achieving efficient and low-cost assembly of pressure sensors with high performance remains a considerable challenge. Herein, a highly compressible and sensitive flexible foam-shaped piezoresistive pressure sensor was prepared by sequential fixing multiwalled carbon nanotubes and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>Ti</mi><mn>3</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">x</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> MXene on the skeleton of melamine foam. Due to the porous skeleton of the melamine foam and the extraordinary electrical properties of the conductive fillers, the obtained MWCNTs/<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>Ti</mi><mn>3</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi><mn>2</mn></msub><msub><mi mathvariant="normal">T</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">x</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> MXene @ melamine foam device features high sensitivity of 0.339 kPa<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>, a wide working range up to 180 kPa, a desirable response time and excellent cyclic stability. The sensing mechanism of the composite foam device is attributed to the change in the conductive pathways between adjacent porous skeletons. The proposed sensor can be used successfully to monitor human gestures in real-time, such as finger bending and tilting, scrolling the mouse and stretching fingers. By combining with the decision tree algorithm, the sensor can unambiguously classify different Arabic numeral gestures with an average recognition accuracy of 98.9%. Therefore, our fabricated foam-shaped sensor may have great potential as next-generation wearable electronics to accurately acquire and recognize human gesture signals in various practical applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/13/2225foam-shaped piezoresistive pressure sensorMWCNTsTi<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXeneporous skeletongesture recognition |
| spellingShingle | Yue Su Kainan Ma Xurui Mao Ming Liu Xu Zhang Highly Compressible and Sensitive Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on MWCNTs/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene @ Melamine Foam for Human Gesture Monitoring and Recognition Nanomaterials foam-shaped piezoresistive pressure sensor MWCNTs Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene porous skeleton gesture recognition |
| title | Highly Compressible and Sensitive Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on MWCNTs/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene @ Melamine Foam for Human Gesture Monitoring and Recognition |
| title_full | Highly Compressible and Sensitive Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on MWCNTs/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene @ Melamine Foam for Human Gesture Monitoring and Recognition |
| title_fullStr | Highly Compressible and Sensitive Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on MWCNTs/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene @ Melamine Foam for Human Gesture Monitoring and Recognition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Highly Compressible and Sensitive Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on MWCNTs/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene @ Melamine Foam for Human Gesture Monitoring and Recognition |
| title_short | Highly Compressible and Sensitive Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensor Based on MWCNTs/Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene @ Melamine Foam for Human Gesture Monitoring and Recognition |
| title_sort | highly compressible and sensitive flexible piezoresistive pressure sensor based on mwcnts ti sub 3 sub c sub 2 sub t sub x sub mxene melamine foam for human gesture monitoring and recognition |
| topic | foam-shaped piezoresistive pressure sensor MWCNTs Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub>x</sub> MXene porous skeleton gesture recognition |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/13/2225 |
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