scholarly journals PVDF-TrFE-Based Stretchable Contact and Non-Contact Temperature Sensor for E-Skin Application

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastien Marchiori ◽  
Simon Regal ◽  
Yanid Arango ◽  
Roger Delattre ◽  
Sylvain Blayac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Stretchable Electronics ◽  
Infrared Sensor ◽  
Minimal Level ◽  
Electronic Skin ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Thermal Sensing ◽  
Pyroelectric Material

Development of stretchable electronics has been driven by key applications such as electronics skin for robotic or prosthetic. Mimicking skin functionalities imposes at a minimal level: stretchability, pressure, and temperature sensing capabilities. While the research on pressure sensors for artificial skin is extensive, stretchable temperature sensors remain less explored. In this work, a stretchable temperature and infrared sensor has been developed on a polydimethylsiloxane substrate. The sensor is based on poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (PVDF-TrFE) as a pyroelectric material. This material is sandwiched between two electrodes. The first one consists of aluminium serpentines, covered by gold in order to get electrical contact and maximum stretchability. The second one is based on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) that has shown good electrical compatibility with PVDF-TrFE and provides the stretchability of the top electrode. Without poling the PVDF-TrFE, sensor has shown a sensitivity of around 7 pF.°C−1 up to 35% strain without any change in its behaviour. Then, taking advantage on infrared absorption of PEDOT:PSS, a poled device has shown a pyroelectric peak of 13 mV to an infrared illumination of 5 mW at 830 nm. This stretchable device valuably allows an electronic skin (e-skin) use for contact and more importantly non-contact thermal sensing.

Integrated Pyroelectric Infrared Sensor Using Pvdf thin Film Deposited by Electro-Spray Method

1993 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryouji Asahi ◽  
Jiro Sakata ◽  
Osamu Tabata ◽  
Midori Mochizuki ◽  
Susumu Sugiyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Silicon Substrate ◽  
Thermal Conduction ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Sacrificial Layer ◽  
Pyroelectric Coefficient ◽  
Infrared Sensor ◽  
Etching Technique ◽  
Spray Method ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride

AbstractA pyroelectric infrared sensor using a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) thin film has been integrated with a read-out circuit on a silicon substrate. The PVDF thin film with a thickness of 1-2 µm was deposited on the sensing area by an electro-spray (ESP) method. A form I crystal and a large pyroelectric coefficient of 4 nCcm−2K−1 were observed just after the deposition without any poling treatments. The fabrication process of the sensor was based on a standard MOS LSI process and a polysilicon sacrificial layer etching technique. In order to reduce the heat capacitance and the thermal conduction, the PVDF thin film was supported on a thin Si3N4 membrane structure formed by etching a part of the silicon substrate under the sensing area. The sensor with a sensing area of 400x400 µm2 had a responsivity of 98 V/W, a detectivity of l.4× 107 cmHz1/2W−1, an NEP of 2.9× 10−99 Hz1/2W at a frequency of 100 Hz and a time constant of 1.3 msec.

scholarly journals Highly Sensitive Textile-Based Capacitive Pressure Sensors Using PVDF-HFP/Ionic Liquid Composite Films

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Kyobin Keum ◽  
Jae Sang Heo ◽  
Jimi Eom ◽  
Keon Woo Lee ◽  
Sung Kyu Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Pressure Sensor ◽  
Sensor Array ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Capacitive Pressure Sensor ◽  
Electronic Textiles ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride

Textile-based pressure sensors have garnered considerable interest in electronic textiles due to their diverse applications, including human–machine interface and healthcare monitoring systems. We studied a textile-based capacitive pressure sensor array using a poly(vinylidene fluoride)-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP)/ionic liquid (IL) composite film. By constructing a capacitor structure with Ag-plated conductive fiber electrodes that are embedded in fabrics, a capacitive pressure sensor showing high sensitivity, good operation stability, and a wide sensing range could be created. By optimizing the PVDF-HFP:IL ratio (6.5:3.5), the fabricated textile pressure sensors showed sensitivity of 9.51 kPa−1 and 0.69 kPa−1 in the pressure ranges of 0–20 kPa and 20–100 kPa, respectively. The pressure-dependent capacitance variation in our device was explained based on the change in the contact-area formed between the multi-filament fiber electrodes and the PVDF-HFP/IL film. To demonstrate the applicability and scalability of the sensor device, a 3 × 3 pressure sensor array was fabricated. Due to its matrix-type array structure and capacitive sensing mechanism, multi-point detection was possible, and the different positions and the weights of the objects could be identified.

Piezoelectric β-polymorph formation of new textiles by surface modification with coating process based on interfacial interaction on the conformational variation of poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) chains

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 31301
Author(s):  
Nabil Chakhchaoui ◽  
Rida Farhan ◽  
Meriem Boutaldat ◽  
Marwane Rouway ◽  
Adil Eddiai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Interfacial Interaction ◽  
Tetraethyl Orthosilicate ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Carbon Nanofillers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Advanced Applications

Novel textiles have received a lot of attention from researchers in the last decade due to some of their unique features. The introduction of intelligent materials into textile structures offers an opportunity to develop multifunctional textiles, such as sensing, reacting, conducting electricity and performing energy conversion operations. In this research work nanocomposite-based highly piezoelectric and electroactive β-phase new textile has been developed using the pad-dry-cure method. The deposition of poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) − carbon nanofillers (CNF) − tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), Si(OCH2CH3)4 was acquired on a treated textile substrate using coating technique followed by evaporation to transform the passive (non-functional) textile into a dynamic textile with an enhanced piezoelectric β-phase. The aim of the study is the investigation of the impact the coating of textile via piezoelectric nanocomposites based PVDF-CNF (by optimizing piezoelectric crystalline phase). The chemical composition of CT/PVDF-CNC-TEOS textile was detected by qualitative elemental analysis (SEM/EDX). The added of 0.5% of CNF during the process provides material textiles with a piezoelectric β-phase of up to 50% has been measured by FTIR experiments. These results indicated that CNF has high efficiency in transforming the phase α introduced in the unloaded PVDF, to the β-phase in the case of nanocomposites. Consequently, this fabricated new textile exhibits glorious piezoelectric β-phase even with relatively low coating content of PVDF-CNF-TEOS. The study demonstrates that the pad-dry-cure method can potentially be used for the development of piezoelectric nanocomposite-coated wearable new textiles for sensors and energy harvesting applications. We believe that our study may inspire the research area for future advanced applications.

Effect of Carbon Nanotubes on the Shape Memory Performance of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Acrylic Blends

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Hui FU ◽  
Jishan QIU ◽  
Ning CHONG ◽  
Yaqing WANG ◽  
Yuanyuan TIAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride
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