Abstract

A high performance flexible temperature sensor for environmental and health monitoring has been fabricated using various combinations of composite blend of poly vinylidene fluoride / poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly (styrenesulfonate) (PVDF/PEDOT:PSS). The response curves and working principle were investigated and sensors were then fabricated to achieve highly linear and stable response for a wide range of temperature sensing (25°C to 120°C). The film was fabricated on flexible polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate using spin coating. The copper electrodes were fabricated using copper tape. The sensors showed stable and close to linear response of impedance change by varying temperature in the range 25°C to 120°C. The resistance of the sensors changed from ~70MΩ to ~52MΩ for the temperature change in the range 25°C to 120°C. The sensors are aimed to replace low performance, complex and expensive sensors in the market for environmental and health monitoring applications.

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