• 文献标题:   Temperature Characteristics of a Pressure Sensor Based on BN/Graphene/BN Heterostructure
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI MW, ZHANG T, WANG PC, LI MH, WANG JQ, LIU ZW
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, heterojunction, temperature characteristic, electrophonon coupling
  • 出版物名称:   SENSORS
  • ISSN:   1424-8220
  • 通讯作者地址:   North Univ China
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.3390/s19102223
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Temperature is a significant factor in the application of graphene-based pressure sensors. The influence of temperature on graphene pressure sensors is twofold: an increase in temperature causes the substrates of graphene pressure sensors to thermally expand, and thus, the graphene membrane is stretched, leading to an increase in the device resistance; an increase in temperature also causes a change in the graphene electrophonon coupling, resulting in a decrease in device resistance. To investigate which effect dominates the influence of temperature on the pressure sensor based on the graphene-boron nitride (BN) heterostructure proposed in our previous work, the temperature characteristics of two BN/graphene/BN heterostructures with and without a microcavity beneath them were analyzed in the temperature range 30-150 degrees C. Experimental results showed that the resistance of the BN/graphene/BN heterostructure with a microcavity increased with the increase in temperature, and the temperature coefficient was up to 0.25%degrees C-1, indicating the considerable influence of thermal expansion in such devices. In contrast, with an increase in temperature, the resistance of the BN/graphene/BN heterostructure without a microcavity decreased with a temperature coefficient of -0.16%degrees C-1. The linearity of the resistance change rate (R/R)-temperature curve of the BN/graphene/BN heterostructure without a microcavity was better than that of the BN/graphene/BN heterostructure with a microcavity. These results indicate that the influence of temperature on the pressure sensors based on BN/graphene/BN heterostructures should be considered, especially for devices with pressure microcavities. BN/graphene/BN heterostructures without microcavities can be used as high-performance temperature sensors.