TY - JOUR
T1 - Pressure sensing and electronic amplification with functionalized graphite silicone composite
AU - Littlejohn, Samuel
AU - Nogaret, Alain
AU - Prentice, Giles
AU - Pantos, Dan
PY - 2013/11/13
Y1 - 2013/11/13
N2 - We synthesize a flexible yet electronically active composite that mimics mechanoreceptor neurons in the human skin, generating voltage oscillations whose frequency increases with pressure. By encoding pressure into frequency, the sensor achieves a high pressure sensitivity (<10Pa). The ability to sense pressure and to amplify signals arises from the robust negative differential resistance of functionalized graphitic flakes in silicone.
AB - We synthesize a flexible yet electronically active composite that mimics mechanoreceptor neurons in the human skin, generating voltage oscillations whose frequency increases with pressure. By encoding pressure into frequency, the sensor achieves a high pressure sensitivity (<10Pa). The ability to sense pressure and to amplify signals arises from the robust negative differential resistance of functionalized graphitic flakes in silicone.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79955720406&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201300519
U2 - 10.1002/adfm.201300519
DO - 10.1002/adfm.201300519
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79955720406
SN - 1616-301X
VL - 23
SP - 5398
EP - 5402
JO - Advanced Functional Materials
JF - Advanced Functional Materials
IS - 43
ER -