Unprecedented sensitivity towards pressure enabled by graphene foam

Abstract

Reduced graphene oxide foam (RGOF)-based pressure sensors have been fabricated through the combination of ultrasonic dispersion and freeze-drying methods. Due to the maintenance of the highly disordered structure of the ultrasonic dispersed graphene oxides before the freezing process, the RGOF sensors demonstrated an ultra-high sensitivity of 22.8 kPa^-1, an ultra-low detection limit of around 0.1 Pa, and a superior separation of 0.2-Pascal-scale difference.