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A Study of Detection Properties of Piezoresistive CNT/PDMS Devices with Porous Structure

다공성 구조를 가진 압저항 CNT/PDMS 소자의 감지특성 연구

  • Wonjun Lee (Department of Automotive Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Sang Hoon Lee (Department of Automotive Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 이원준 (서울과학기술대학교 자동차공학과) ;
  • 이상훈 (서울과학기술대학교 자동차공학과)
  • Received : 2024.05.02
  • Accepted : 2024.05.17
  • Published : 2024.05.31
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Abstract

In this study, we investigated the detection properties of piezoresistive carbon nanotubes/polydimethylsiloxane (CNT/PDMS) devices with porous structures under applied pressure. The device, having dimensions of 10 mm × 10 mm × 5 mm, was fabricated with a porosity of 74.5%. To fabricate piezoresistive CNT/PDMS devices, CNTs were added using two different methods. In the first method, the CNTs were mixed with PDMS before the fabrication of the porous structure, while in the second, the CNTs were coated after the fabrication of the porous structure. Various detection properties of the fabricated devices were examined at different applied pressures. The CNT-coated device exhibited stable outputs with lesser variation than the CNT-mixed device. Moreover, the CNT-coated device exhibited improved reaction properties. The response time of the CNT-coated device was 1 min, which was approximately about 20 times faster than that of the CNT-mixed device. Considering these properties, CNT-coated devices are more suitable for sensing devices. To verify the CNT-coated device as a real sensor, it was applied to the gripping sensor system. A multichannel sensor system was used to measure the pressure distribution of the gripping sensor system. Under various gripping conditions, this system successfully measured the distributed pressures and exhibited stable dynamic responses.

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