Interference-free nanogap pressure sensor array with high spatial resolution for wireless human-machine interfaces applications

Pressure sensors provide intuitive and easy-to-use information, making them essential for Human-Machine Interface (HMI) applications. However, capacitive pressure sensors, although prevalent in industrial applications, suffer from critical vulnerabilities to external interferences like water droplets and proximity. Without addressing these issues, pressure sensors can never be effectively utilized in various real-world applications. This paper addresses this critical issue by identifying fringe fields as the primary cause of interference and proposing a nanogap structured capacitive pressure sensor. By reducing the electrode gaps to hundreds of nanometers, our sensor effectively mitigates fringe field effects,…

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  National Research Foundation of Korea

  Awards: 2021R1A2C201071413, RS-2023-00222166