Hierarchical Wrinkling‐Cracking Architectures for Flexible Pressure Sensors

Abstract Inspired by butterfly wing architectures, a facile but efficient approach is developed to realize three sensing characteristics in a single pressure sensor by harnessing hierarchical wrinkling‐cracking architectures, including i) wrinkling‐dominant (WD) mode, ii) wrinkling and cracking‐domi...

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Main Authors: Haozhi Yuan, Xiangbiao Liao, Kai Wu, Jiaorui Chen, Kai Chen, Ting Zhu, Yaqiang Wang, Jinyu Zhang, Gang Liu, Jun Sun
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2023-03-01
Series:Advanced Materials Interfaces
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202202169
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author Haozhi Yuan
Xiangbiao Liao
Kai Wu
Jiaorui Chen
Kai Chen
Ting Zhu
Yaqiang Wang
Jinyu Zhang
Gang Liu
Jun Sun
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Xiangbiao Liao
Kai Wu
Jiaorui Chen
Kai Chen
Ting Zhu
Yaqiang Wang
Jinyu Zhang
Gang Liu
Jun Sun
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description Abstract Inspired by butterfly wing architectures, a facile but efficient approach is developed to realize three sensing characteristics in a single pressure sensor by harnessing hierarchical wrinkling‐cracking architectures, including i) wrinkling‐dominant (WD) mode, ii) wrinkling and cracking‐dominant (WCD) mode, and iii) cracking‐dominant (CD) mode. The pressure sensor can exhibit distinct sensing performances for various specific applications, depending on the working mode. In a WD mode, the sensor reveals an ultrahigh sensitivity (≈20 kPa−1) and a low limit of detection (0.6 Pa), capable of sensing acoustic vibrations, subtle pulses, and tiny motions. The sensor in WCD mode can monitor the full‐range human motion from the subtle pulse to human gait during walking/jogging. Moreover, the sensor in CD mode exhibits high sensitivity (1420 MPa−1) and excellent linearity over the ultrahigh pressure range (greater than 20 MPa), and are able to detect the movement of a car and distinguish the embarkation/debarkation of an adult passenger. The underlying mechanisms for the three sensing modes have been clearly elucidated, respectively. These findings open up new possibilities to design flexible pressure sensors by harnessing wrinkling‐cracking architectures.
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spelling doaj.art-43ba49ec7f624d74b753549757b1037c2023-07-26T01:40:41ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Materials Interfaces2196-73502023-03-01109n/an/a10.1002/admi.202202169Hierarchical Wrinkling‐Cracking Architectures for Flexible Pressure SensorsHaozhi Yuan0Xiangbiao Liao1Kai Wu2Jiaorui Chen3Kai Chen4Ting Zhu5Yaqiang Wang6Jinyu Zhang7Gang Liu8Jun Sun9State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaAdvanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P. R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. ChinaAbstract Inspired by butterfly wing architectures, a facile but efficient approach is developed to realize three sensing characteristics in a single pressure sensor by harnessing hierarchical wrinkling‐cracking architectures, including i) wrinkling‐dominant (WD) mode, ii) wrinkling and cracking‐dominant (WCD) mode, and iii) cracking‐dominant (CD) mode. The pressure sensor can exhibit distinct sensing performances for various specific applications, depending on the working mode. In a WD mode, the sensor reveals an ultrahigh sensitivity (≈20 kPa−1) and a low limit of detection (0.6 Pa), capable of sensing acoustic vibrations, subtle pulses, and tiny motions. The sensor in WCD mode can monitor the full‐range human motion from the subtle pulse to human gait during walking/jogging. Moreover, the sensor in CD mode exhibits high sensitivity (1420 MPa−1) and excellent linearity over the ultrahigh pressure range (greater than 20 MPa), and are able to detect the movement of a car and distinguish the embarkation/debarkation of an adult passenger. The underlying mechanisms for the three sensing modes have been clearly elucidated, respectively. These findings open up new possibilities to design flexible pressure sensors by harnessing wrinkling‐cracking architectures.https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202202169cracksmetal filmpressure sensorswrinkles
spellingShingle Haozhi Yuan
Xiangbiao Liao
Kai Wu
Jiaorui Chen
Kai Chen
Ting Zhu
Yaqiang Wang
Jinyu Zhang
Gang Liu
Jun Sun
Hierarchical Wrinkling‐Cracking Architectures for Flexible Pressure Sensors
Advanced Materials Interfaces
cracks
metal film
pressure sensors
wrinkles
title Hierarchical Wrinkling‐Cracking Architectures for Flexible Pressure Sensors
title_full Hierarchical Wrinkling‐Cracking Architectures for Flexible Pressure Sensors
title_fullStr Hierarchical Wrinkling‐Cracking Architectures for Flexible Pressure Sensors
title_full_unstemmed Hierarchical Wrinkling‐Cracking Architectures for Flexible Pressure Sensors
title_short Hierarchical Wrinkling‐Cracking Architectures for Flexible Pressure Sensors
title_sort hierarchical wrinkling cracking architectures for flexible pressure sensors
topic cracks
metal film
pressure sensors
wrinkles
url https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202202169
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