Pushing detectability and sensitivity for subtle force to new limits with shrinkable nanochannel structured aerogel

Xinlei Shi; Xiangqian Fan; Yinbo Zhu; Yang Liu; Peiqi Wu; Renhui Jiang; Bao Wu; Heng-An Wu; He Zheng; Jianbo Wang; Xinyi Ji; Yongsheng Chen; Jiajie Liang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28760-4

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Pushing detectability and sensitivity for subtle force to new limits with shrinkable nanochannel structured aerogel

Xinlei Shi,
Xiangqian Fan,
Yinbo Zhu,
Yang Liu,
Peiqi Wu,
Renhui Jiang,
Bao Wu,
Heng-An Wu,
He Zheng,
Jianbo Wang,
Xinyi Ji,
Yongsheng Chen,
Jiajie Liang

Affiliations

Xinlei Shi: School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University
Xiangqian Fan: School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University
Yinbo Zhu: CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, CAS Center for Excellence in Complex System Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China
Yang Liu: School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University
Peiqi Wu: School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University
Renhui Jiang: School of Physics and Technology, Center for Electron Microscopy, MOE Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures, and Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University
Bao Wu: CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, CAS Center for Excellence in Complex System Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China
Heng-An Wu: CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, CAS Center for Excellence in Complex System Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China
He Zheng: School of Physics and Technology, Center for Electron Microscopy, MOE Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures, and Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University
Jianbo Wang: School of Physics and Technology, Center for Electron Microscopy, MOE Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures, and Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University
Xinyi Ji: School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University
Yongsheng Chen: Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Nankai University
Jiajie Liang: School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28760-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The fabrication of pressure sensors with both ultralow detection limits and ultrahigh sensitivity is still challenging. Here, the authors propose a design strategy for fabricating a soft polysiloxane crosslinked MXene aerogel with multilevel nanochannels inside its cellular walls for ultrasensitive pressure detection.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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