Lightweight, Superelastic Boron Nitride/Polydimethylsiloxane Foam as Air Dielectric Substitute for Multifunctional Capacitive Sensor Applications

Roland Yingjie Tay; Hongling Li; Jinjun Lin; Hong Wang; Jacob Song Kiat Lim; Shuai Chen; Wei Lin Leong; Siu Hon Tsang; Edwin Hang Tong Teo

doi:10.1002/adfm.201909604

journal article Jan 08, 2020

Lightweight, Superelastic Boron Nitride/Polydimethylsiloxane Foam as Air Dielectric Substitute for Multifunctional Capacitive Sensor Applications

Roland Yingjie Tay

Siu Hon Tsang Edwin Hang Tong Teo

Advanced Functional Materials Vol. 30 No. 10 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractPorous polymeric foams as dielectric layer for highly sensitive capacitive based pressure sensors have been extensively explored owing to their excellent flexibility and elasticity. Despite intensive efforts, most of previously reported porous polymer foams still suffer from difficulty in further lowering the attainable density limit of ≈0.1 g cm−3 while retaining high sensitivity and compressibility due to the limitations on existing fabrication techniques and materials. Herein, utilizing 3D interconnected networks of few‐layer hexagonal boron nitride foams (h‐BNFs) as supporting frameworks, lightweight and highly porous BN/polydimethylsiloxane composite foams (BNF@PDMS) with densities reaching as low as 15 mg cm−3 and permittivity close to that of air are fabricated. This is the lightest PDMS‐based foam reported to date. Owing to the synergistic effects between BN and PDMS, these lightweight composite foams possess excellent mechanical resilience, extremely high compressibility (up to 95% strain), good cyclic performance, and superelasticity. Being electrically nonconductive, the potential application of BNF@PDMS as a dielectric layer for capacitive sensors is further demonstrated. Remarkably, the as‐fabricated device can perform multiple sensing functions such as noncontact touch sensor, environmental monitoring sensor, and high sensitivity pressure sensor that can detect extremely low pressures of below 1 Pa.

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Published: Jan 08, 2020
Vol/Issue: 30(10)
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Roland Yingjie Tay

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 Singapore; Temasek Laboratories@NTU 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 Singapore

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Hongling Li