Integrating CNT force sensors into a multimodal modular electronic skin

Engin Cagatay; Alaa Abdellah; Paolo Lugli; Philipp Mittendorfer; Gordon Cheng

doi:10.1109/NANO.2015.7388871

Integrating CNT force sensors into a multimodal modular electronic skin

Engin Cagatay, Alaa Abdellah, Paolo Lugli, Philipp Mittendorfer, Gordon Cheng

Chair of Cognitive Systems

Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

This paper presents the integration of a flexible capacitive force sensor based on carbon nanotube (CNT) thin-film with a multi-modal artificial skin cell, which is built on a hexagonal shaped, rigid, printed circuit board (PCB). In this work, the previously utilized copper beryllium (CuBe2) based force sensors in the cell are replaced with CNT-based sensors, as CNT is an interesting material for realizing mechanically flexible electronic devices. The possibility to fabricate CNT thin-films from solution by scalable coating and printing techniques has paved the way for large-area and low-cost sensor applications like artificial skin. Here, we provide detailed experimental characterization of the integrated sensors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1299-1302
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467381550
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2015.7388871
State	Published - 2015
Event	15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015 - Rome, Italy Duration: 27 Jul 2015 → 30 Jul 2015

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Name	IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology

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Conference	15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	27/07/15 → 30/07/15

Keywords

artificial skin
carbon nanotubes
force sensor
spray deposition

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Cagatay, E., Abdellah, A., Lugli, P., Mittendorfer, P., & Cheng, G. (2015). Integrating CNT force sensors into a multimodal modular electronic skin. In IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology (pp. 1299-1302). Article 7388871 (IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2015.7388871

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Cagatay, E, Abdellah, A, Lugli, P, Mittendorfer, P & Cheng, G 2015, Integrating CNT force sensors into a multimodal modular electronic skin. in IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology., 7388871, IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1299-1302, 15th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, IEEE-NANO 2015, Rome, Italy, 27/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2015.7388871

Integrating CNT force sensors into a multimodal modular electronic skin. / Cagatay, Engin; Abdellah, Alaa; Lugli, Paolo et al.
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Cagatay E, Abdellah A, Lugli P, Mittendorfer P, Cheng G. Integrating CNT force sensors into a multimodal modular electronic skin. In IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. p. 1299-1302. 7388871. (IEEE-NANO 2015 - 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology). doi: 10.1109/NANO.2015.7388871

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