3D Porous MXene Aerogel through Gas Foaming for Multifunctional Pressure Sensor

The development of smart wearable electronic devices puts forward higher requirements for future flexible electronics. The design of highly sensitive and high-performance flexible pressure sensors plays an important role in promoting the development of flexible electronic devices. Recently, MXenes w...

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Main Authors: Yongfa Cheng, Li Li, Zunyu Liu, Shuwen Yan, Feng Cheng, Yang Yue, Shuangfeng Jia, Jianbo Wang, Yihua Gao, Luying Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2022-01-01
Series:Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2022/9843268
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author Yongfa Cheng
Li Li
Zunyu Liu
Shuwen Yan
Feng Cheng
Yang Yue
Shuangfeng Jia
Jianbo Wang
Yihua Gao
Luying Li
author_facet Yongfa Cheng
Li Li
Zunyu Liu
Shuwen Yan
Feng Cheng
Yang Yue
Shuangfeng Jia
Jianbo Wang
Yihua Gao
Luying Li
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description The development of smart wearable electronic devices puts forward higher requirements for future flexible electronics. The design of highly sensitive and high-performance flexible pressure sensors plays an important role in promoting the development of flexible electronic devices. Recently, MXenes with excellent properties have shown great potential in the field of flexible electronics. However, the easy-stacking inclination of nanomaterials limits the development of their excellent properties and the performance improvement of related pressure sensors. Traditional methods for constructing 3D porous structures have the disadvantages of complexity, long period, and difficulty of scalability. Here, the gas foaming strategy is adopted to rapidly construct 3D porous MXene aerogels. Combining the excellent surface properties of MXenes with the porous structure of aerogel, the prepared MXene aerogels are successfully used in high-performance multifunctional flexible pressure sensors with high sensitivity (306 kPa-1), wide detection range (2.3 Pa to 87.3 kPa), fast response time (35 ms), and ultrastability (>20,000 cycles), as well as self-healing, waterproof, cold-resistant, and heat-resistant capabilities. MXene aerogel pressure sensors show great potential in harsh environment detection, behavior monitoring, equipment recovery, pressure array identification, remote monitoring, and human-computer interaction applications.
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spelling doaj.art-e7a97aee08624e809210ff3f7c5d8de92024-03-02T20:50:30ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Research2639-52742022-01-01202210.34133/2022/98432683D Porous MXene Aerogel through Gas Foaming for Multifunctional Pressure SensorYongfa Cheng0Li Li1Zunyu Liu2Shuwen Yan3Feng Cheng4Yang Yue5Shuangfeng Jia6Jianbo Wang7Yihua Gao8Luying Li9Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, ChinaInformation Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, ChinaInformation Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, ChinaSchool of Physics and Technology, Center for Electron Microscopy, MOE Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaSchool of Physics and Technology, Center for Electron Microscopy, MOE Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures and the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Luoyu Road 1037, Wuhan 430074, ChinaThe development of smart wearable electronic devices puts forward higher requirements for future flexible electronics. The design of highly sensitive and high-performance flexible pressure sensors plays an important role in promoting the development of flexible electronic devices. Recently, MXenes with excellent properties have shown great potential in the field of flexible electronics. However, the easy-stacking inclination of nanomaterials limits the development of their excellent properties and the performance improvement of related pressure sensors. Traditional methods for constructing 3D porous structures have the disadvantages of complexity, long period, and difficulty of scalability. Here, the gas foaming strategy is adopted to rapidly construct 3D porous MXene aerogels. Combining the excellent surface properties of MXenes with the porous structure of aerogel, the prepared MXene aerogels are successfully used in high-performance multifunctional flexible pressure sensors with high sensitivity (306 kPa-1), wide detection range (2.3 Pa to 87.3 kPa), fast response time (35 ms), and ultrastability (>20,000 cycles), as well as self-healing, waterproof, cold-resistant, and heat-resistant capabilities. MXene aerogel pressure sensors show great potential in harsh environment detection, behavior monitoring, equipment recovery, pressure array identification, remote monitoring, and human-computer interaction applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2022/9843268
spellingShingle Yongfa Cheng
Li Li
Zunyu Liu
Shuwen Yan
Feng Cheng
Yang Yue
Shuangfeng Jia
Jianbo Wang
Yihua Gao
Luying Li
3D Porous MXene Aerogel through Gas Foaming for Multifunctional Pressure Sensor
Research
title 3D Porous MXene Aerogel through Gas Foaming for Multifunctional Pressure Sensor
title_full 3D Porous MXene Aerogel through Gas Foaming for Multifunctional Pressure Sensor
title_fullStr 3D Porous MXene Aerogel through Gas Foaming for Multifunctional Pressure Sensor
title_full_unstemmed 3D Porous MXene Aerogel through Gas Foaming for Multifunctional Pressure Sensor
title_short 3D Porous MXene Aerogel through Gas Foaming for Multifunctional Pressure Sensor
title_sort 3d porous mxene aerogel through gas foaming for multifunctional pressure sensor
url http://dx.doi.org/10.34133/2022/9843268
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