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Lithographic printing inspired in-situ transfer of MXene-based films with localized topo-electro tunability for high-performance flexible pressure sensors

Qiuyang Yan1,2,§, Yi Zhou3,§, Yin Cheng1( ), Liangjing Shi1, Ranran Wang1,4( ), Lian Gao5, Jing Sun1
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200050, China
Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

§ Qiuyang Yan and Yi Zhou contributed equally to this work.

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A lithographic printing inspired in-situ transfer (LIPIT) strategy for fabrication of MXene-based films is proposed. LIPIT-enabled MXene-ink films (MIFs) achieve not only micro-structured conductive surface, but also localized tunability of topographic-electrical (topo-electro) properties through programming ink-writing patterns and cycles. LIPIT offers a versatile toolbox for designing functional MXene films with tailored morphological-mechanical-electrical properties for extended application scenarios.

Abstract

MXene-based films have been intensively explored for construction of piezoresistive flexible pressure sensors owing to their excellent mechanical and electrical properties. High pressure sensitivity relies on pre-molding a flexible substrate, or regulating the micromorphology of MXene sheets, to obtain a micro-structured surface. However, the two avenues usually require complicated and time-consuming microfabrication or wet chemical processing, and are limited to non-adjustable topographic-electrical (topo-electro) properties. Herein, we propose a lithographic printing inspired in-situ transfer (LIPIT) strategy to fabricate MXene-ink films (MIFs). In LIPIT, MIFs not only inherit ridge-and-valley microstructure from paper substrate, but also achieve localized topo-electro tunability by programming ink-writing patterns and cycles. The MIF-based flexible pressure sensor with periodical topo-electro gradient exhibits remarkably boosted sensitivity in a wide sensing range (low detection limit of 0.29 Pa and working range of 100 kPa). The MIF sensor demonstrates versatile applicability in both subtle and vigorous pressure-sensing fields, ranging from pulse wave extraction and machine learning-assisted surface texture recognition to piano-training glove (PT-glove) for piano learning. The LIPIT is quick, low-cost, and compatible with free ink/substrate combinations, which promises a versatile toolbox for designing functional MXene films with tailored morphological-mechanical-electrical properties for extended application scenarios.

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MXene filmtransfer printingsurface tunabilityflexible pressure sensor

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 11,
November 2023
Pages 12670-12679
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-5974-6
Cite this article:
Yan Q, Zhou Y, Cheng Y, et al. Lithographic printing inspired in-situ transfer of MXene-based films with localized topo-electro tunability for high-performance flexible pressure sensors. Nano Research, 2023, 16(11): 12670-12679. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5974-6
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Received: 15 May 2023
Revised: 26 June 2023
Accepted: 02 July 2023
Published: 01 August 2023
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