A Review of Flexible Acceleration Sensors Based on Piezoelectric Materials: Performance Characterization, Parametric Analysis, Frontier Technologies, and Applications
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Abstract
Acceleration sensors are tools for detecting acceleration and serve purposes like fault monitoring and behavior recognition. It is extensively employed in a variety of industries, including aerospace, artificial intelligence, biology, and many more. Among these, one of the major research hotspots and challenges is the development of low-energy, self-powered, miniature, mass-produced sensors. Due to its capacity to perceive human behavior and identify errors, the flexible acceleration sensor offers a distinct advantage in the use of flexible and miniaturized sensing systems. This review analyzes the current state of piezoelectric flexible acceleration sensors’ applications in the areas of sensitive materials, processing technology, and device structure and briefly summarizes the fundamental properties of these sensors. Additionally, it ends with a prognosis for the future growth of flexible piezoelectric acceleration sensors.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies · Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
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School of Applied Science, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
Key Laboratory of Sensors, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
Key Laboratory of Modern Measurement & Control Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · The Project of Construction and Support for high-level Innovative Teams of Beijing Municipal Institutions · Qin Xin Talents Cultivation Program, Beijing Information Science & Technology University
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