A new pressure sensor with ultrahigh sensitivity is presented. The sensor is based on the concept of creating a variable supercapacitor that responds to pressure. The sensor consists mainly of a liquid electrolyte and two graphene aerogel electrodes. As pressure is applied to the graphene aerogel electrodes, the liquid electrolyte penetrates in the pores of the electrodes and a variable supercapacitor is obtained. The sensor is sensitive to pressures of less than 0.1 Pascal. Characteristics of the sensor such as accuracy, nonlinearity, and response time are fully analyzed.
Files and links (2)
pdf
Ultrahigh-Sensitivity Pressure Sensor With Graphene Aerogel Electrodes3.57 MBDownloadView
Published (Version of record)Article pdfCC BY-NC-ND V4.0, Open Access