Cui SY, Lu YY, Kong DP, Luo HY, Peng L et al. Laser direct writing of Ga2O3/liquid metal-based flexible humidity sensors. Opto-Electron Adv 6, 220172 (2023). doi: 10.29026/oea.2023.220172
Citation: Cui SY, Lu YY, Kong DP, Luo HY, Peng L et al. Laser direct writing of Ga2O3/liquid metal-based flexible humidity sensors. Opto-Electron Adv 6, 220172 (2023). doi: 10.29026/oea.2023.220172

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Laser direct writing of Ga2O3/liquid metal-based flexible humidity sensors

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  • *Corresponding author: KC Xu, E-mail: xukc@zju.edu.cn
  • Flexible and wearable humidity sensors play a vital role in daily point-of-care diagnosis and noncontact human-machine interactions. However, achieving a facile and high-speed fabrication approach to realizing flexible humidity sensors remains a challenge. In this work, a wearable capacitive-type Ga2O3/liquid metal-based humidity sensor is demonstrated by a one-step laser direct writing technique. Owing to the photothermal effect of laser, the Ga2O3-wrapped liquid metal particles can be selectively sintered and converted from insulative to conductive traces with a resistivity of 0.19 Ω·cm, while the untreated regions serve as active sensing layers in response to moisture changes. Under 95% relative humidity, the humidity sensor displays a highly stable performance along with rapid response and recover time. Utilizing these superior properties, the Ga2O3/liquid metal-based humidity sensor is able to monitor human respiration rate, as well as skin moisture of the palm under different physiological states for healthcare monitoring.
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