The Semiconductor/Conductor Interface Piezoresistive Effect in an Organic Transistor for Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensors.

Wang, Zhongwu; Guo, Shujing; Li, Hongwei; Wang, Bin; Sun, Yongtao; Xu, Zeyang; Chen, Xiaosong; Wu, Kunjie et al. · Adv Mater · 2019

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The piezoresistive pressure sensor, a kind of widely investigated artificial device to transfer force stimuli to electrical signals, generally consists of one or more kinds of conducting materials. Here, a highly sensitive pressure sensor based on the semiconductor/conductor interface piezoresistive effect is successfully demonstrated by using organic transistor geometry. Because of the efficient combination of the piezoresistive effect and field-effect modulation in a single sensor, this pressure sensor shows excellent performance, such as high sensitivity (514 kPa<sup>-1</sup> ), low limit of detection, short response and recovery time, and robust stability. More importantly, the unique gate modulation effect in the transistor endows the sensor with an unparalleled ability-tunable sensitivity via bias conditions in a single sensor, which is of great significance for applications in complex pressure environments. The novel working principle and high performance represent significant progress in the field of pressure sensors.