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Nano Energy:压电透射微孔弹性体与有机太阳能电池集成的可穿戴式自供电压力传感器

Nano Energy:压电透射微孔弹性体与有机太阳能电池集成的可穿戴式自供电压力传感器 科学材料站
2020-05-13
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导读:本文提出了一种新型的可穿戴式自供电压力传感器,该传感器基于压电透射微孔弹性体(PTME)和薄膜有机太阳能电池(OSC)的集成。

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导读

近年来,用于可穿戴应用的自供电物理传感器的需求很大。然而,实现具有高稳定性,准确性和线性度的自供电传感器仍然具有挑战性。
基于以上现状,韩国科学技术院Inkyu Park等在国际知名期刊Nano Energy 上发表题为“Wearable self-powered pressure sensor by integration of piezo-transmittance microporous elastomer with organic solar cell”的论文。Jungrak Choi为本文第一作者。
本文提出了一种新型的可穿戴式自供电压力传感器,该传感器基于压电透射微孔弹性体(PTME)和薄膜有机太阳能电池(OSC)的集成。与基于其他机制(例如压电或摩擦电)的传感器相反,所提出的自供电压力传感器是连续稳定地测量静压的电缆,并且无论其强度如何,都利用环境光作为电源。
PTME响应于施加的压力显示出随着压缩逐渐闭合的微孔,从而显示出透光率的变化。PTME的这种独特的光学特性使OSC能够响应压力而产生变化的电流。这里提出的自供电压力传感器具有高性能,灵敏度为0.101 / kPa,线性度为R2 = 0.995,并且对高达约100 kPa的压力具有快速且可逆的响应。作为所提出的传感器的实际应用,已经证明了可用于操纵假肢机器人手指的人的手指的弯曲/伸展的检测以及用于连续监测风速和风向的风检测。


关键词

自供电传感器;压电透射;微孔弹性体;有机太阳能电池;

可穿戴传感器;压力传感器


背景简介

1.   一些应用于可穿戴传感器的压传感器

最近,针对可穿戴传感器的应用,例如电子皮肤,对具有高灵敏度和灵活性的压力传感器进行了许多研究。智能纺织品,柔性显示器,假肢和移动人体运动传感器。以前,已经开发了许多压阻式和电容式压力传感器。
但是,这些类型的传感器需要外部电源才能运行。为了解决这个问题,以前报道了许多利用压电和摩擦电进行能量收集的研究作为自供电传感器。对于基于压电的压力传感器,材料包括ZnO,钛酸铅锆(PZT),BaTiO3,聚偏二氟乙烯(PVDF)和PVDF基共聚物。已经采用高灵敏度和快速响应时间的动态压力响应来产生不同水平的电能。

此外,基于摩擦电的压力传感器具有多种材料,这些材料具有不同的摩擦电极性和表面形态(例如,微型金字塔,微孔,纳米孔/纳米线),也成功演示了动态检测。


2.   现有压力传感器的缺陷

然而,基于压电的压力传感器和基于摩擦电的压力传感器都只能检测动态压力变化,并且由于产生类似脉冲的电压而导致响应快速衰减,因此缺乏静态压力检测的能力。此外,两个传感器的压力传感性能均显示出较差的分辨率,并且对相同压力的响应不一致。


图1. 图片概要


文章介绍

在这项工作中,作者为了获得诸如自供电压力传感器的高稳定性,准确性和线性度之类的高性能,提出了一种新型的自供电压力传感器(基于压电透射的自供电压力传感器:PTSPS),用于可穿戴式通过将微孔弹性体(PTME)与压电透射率(通过施加压力而改变的光学透射率)和薄膜有机太阳能电池(OSC)集成在一起,实现便携式应用。
PTME具有通过响应压力(P)逐渐压缩压缩微孔而改变透光率的特性。PTME具有独特的机械和光学特性,可提供高度灵敏且稳定的压力感应功能,从而可以方便,经济高效地覆盖整个触觉压力范围(0.2–100 kPa)。对于PTME的机械特性,调节PTME的可变形性使其在较小压力下产生大位移,从而实现PTSPS的高度灵敏的压力响应。

另外,通过最小化固体弹性体(SE)的粘弹性,可大大提高PTME的弹性,从而使传感器响应完全立即恢复。关于PTME的光学特性,PTME显示出由OSC产生的电流(ΔI/ I0)的相对变化与压力之间的线性响应。通过这些特性,PTSPS表现出了很高的性能,灵敏度为0.101 / kPa,线性度为R2 = 0.995,并且对高达100 kPa的压力具有快速且可逆的响应

最后,对于实际应用,展示了可以检测用于操纵假肢机器人手指的人的手指的弯曲/伸展的手指运动传感器和能够连续监视风速和风向的风检测传感器。


文章亮点

• 提出了一种基于压电透射微孔弹性体与薄膜有机太阳能电池集成的新型可穿戴式自供电压力传感器。
• 与基于压电和摩擦电传感器等基于其他机制的其他传感器相比,所提出的自供电压力传感器是连续稳定地测量静压的电缆。
• 通过光学模拟和实验测试证实了微孔弹性体的新光学(压电透射)性能。
• 所提出的自供电压力传感器具有高性能,灵敏度为0.101 / kPa,线性度为R2 = 0.995,并且对高达100 kPa的压力具有快速且可修改的响应。

• 作为所提出的传感器的实际应用,已经证明了用于操纵假肢机器人手指的人的手指的弯曲/伸展的检测以及用于连续监测风速和风向的风检测。


图2.基于压电透射率的自供电压力传感器

Proposed piezo-transmittance based self-powered pressure sensor:

(a) Schematic representation of the PTSPS.

(b) Optical properties of the PTME under compression. (i) Low amount of light transmission through the PTME (T = T0) due to light scattering under the uncompressed state (P=P0=0) and higher amount of light transmission through the PTME (T = T1>T0) under the compressed state (P=P1>P0). (ii) Photographs of the change in transparency of the PTME before compression (top photograph) and after compression (bottom photograph). (iii) SEM images showing the pore-closing behavior of the PTME before compression (top image) and after compression (bottom image).

(c) Optical images of the PTSPS showing its capability of (ii) bending and (iii) twisting.


图3.PTME光学仿真结果

 Ray-tracing optical simulation results for the prediction of light transmission changes of the PTME by compressive strain:

(a) Schematic illustration of the simulation model in similarity to the actual experimental set up.

(b) Results of the simulation, showing the light paths transmitted through the PTME.

(c) Transmittance versus compressive strain curves of the experimental data and simulation results. The transmittance of the PTME gradually increases with increasing compressive strain; the graph shows a reasonable agreement between the experimental and simulation results.


图4. PTME的机械性能和光学性能

Mechanical and optical characteristics of the PTME:

(a) Compressive behavior of the PTME and SE. The compressibility of the PTME was 6.73%/kPa (R2 = 0.986) while that of the SE was 0.21%/kPa (R2 = 0.991).

(b) The transmittance of the PTME over the range of visible light under various compressive strain.

(c) The piezo-transmittance property of the PTME was visually captured by a CCD camera. The closure of pores occurs uniformly throughout the whole surface of the PTME, and the transparent area fraction of the PTME, which can be determined by the clarity of the institution logo (KAIST) under the PTME.


图5. PTSPS动静态压感性能测试

Static and dynamic pressure sensing performances of the PTSPS:

(a) the relative change of current versus pressure of the PTSPS compared to the SESPS.

(b) Recoverability performances of the PTSPS compared to the SESPS.

(c) Dynamic responses of the PTSPS to various pressure ranging from 1 kPa to 100 kPa.

(d) The relative change of current versus pressure of the PTSPS under the various light intensities of 100 W/m2, 200 W/m2, and 250 W/m2.

(e) Long-term electromechanical stability of the PTSPS over 5000 cycles of a repeated compression/release test with a compressive strain of 70%.

(f) Initial current and the relative change of current of the PTSPS under different temperature and humidity conditions.


图6.PTSPS进行的手指运动感应以控制假肢机器人手指演示

Demonstration of the finger motion sensing by PTSPS for control of the prosthetic robot finger:

(a) Photographic image of the finger motion sensor on the finger based on the PTME and OSC and 3D model of detailed components of the finger motion sensor.

(b) Photographic images of controlling the prosthetic robot finger using the sensor on the human finger.

(c) The sensor response over the finger angle of 0° – 90°.

(d) The sensor responses of the sensing OSC and reference OSC and the calibrated response with repeated flexion/extension motions of human finger under different light intensities. The amount of current generated by the sensing OSC and reference OSC were decreased with the decrease of illumination intensity. However, the calibrated relative change of current shows similar tendency regardless of the light intensity as shown in the red line with a triangle marker. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)


图7. PTSPS风速传感测试

Demonstration of the wind detection sensing by an array of PTSPS:

(a) 3D schematic depicting the components of the wind detection sensor. The five sensing OSCs covered by the PTMC and five reference OSCs were attached on the pole for detecting the wind speed and direction under different light intensities.

(b) The relative change of current on each sensor when the wind was blowing in the direction from S1 to S5 continuously and then back in the direction to S1.

(c) 2D color mapping of the intensity change of each sensor in polar coordinates. The change in the signal of each sensor is represented by the darkness level of blue color. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)


文章链接:


Wearable self-powered pressure sensor by integration of piezo-transmittance microporous elastomer with organic solar cell

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211285520303062


导师简介:


Inkyu Park,博士,教授

Inkyu Park分别从KAIST(1998),UIUC(2003)和UC Berkeley(2007),获得了理学学士,硕士学位和博士学位,全部涉及机械工程。自2009年以来,他一直在韩国科学技术院的机械工程系任教,目前是KAIST的讲座教授。研究兴趣是纳米制造,智能传感器,基于纳米材料的传感器以及柔性和可穿戴电子产品。在MEMS / NANO工程领域,他发表了100多篇国际期刊文章(SCI收录)和130篇国际会议论文。曾获得IEEE NANO最佳论文奖(2010年)和HP开放创新研究奖(2009-2012年)。

资料来源:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211285520303062



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