路逍, 李浩榛, 刘刚, 张淼. 纳米银柔性农用温度传感芯片设计与试验[J]. 农业工程学报, 2021, 37(10): 198-205. DOI: 10.11975/j.issn.1002-6819.2021.10.024
    引用本文: 路逍, 李浩榛, 刘刚, 张淼. 纳米银柔性农用温度传感芯片设计与试验[J]. 农业工程学报, 2021, 37(10): 198-205. DOI: 10.11975/j.issn.1002-6819.2021.10.024
    Lu Xiao, Li Haozhen, Liu Gang, Zhang Miao. Design and test of a nanosilver flexible sensing chip for agro-enviroment temperature monitoring[J]. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (Transactions of the CSAE), 2021, 37(10): 198-205. DOI: 10.11975/j.issn.1002-6819.2021.10.024
    Citation: Lu Xiao, Li Haozhen, Liu Gang, Zhang Miao. Design and test of a nanosilver flexible sensing chip for agro-enviroment temperature monitoring[J]. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (Transactions of the CSAE), 2021, 37(10): 198-205. DOI: 10.11975/j.issn.1002-6819.2021.10.024

    纳米银柔性农用温度传感芯片设计与试验

    Design and test of a nanosilver flexible sensing chip for agro-enviroment temperature monitoring

    • 摘要: 柔性传感技术可拓展生态无人农场"机-物"感知与信息交互的应用场景。该研究利用喷墨打印技术制备了基于导电纳米银材料的柔性温度传感芯片,解析了聚二甲基硅烷(Polydimethylsiloxane,PDMS)保护层对传感芯片灵敏度、重复性、稳定性及寿命的改进作用,并通过动植物体表、根际及极端温度动态监测验证了该传感器农用测温可行性。结果表明:PDMS保护层实现了对纳米银温敏层的防水保护,提升了传感器环境适应性及寿命;在零下18~100 ℃范围内的自制柔性温度传感芯片的测温灵敏度为0.330 ℃-1,测定误差小于0.6 ℃,稳定性达到0.02 ℃/min;典型农用测温场景下,柔性温敏芯片与高精度铂电阻测温结果的一致性较好,测温误差明显小于商用红外测温仪,均方根误差仅为0.108 ℃。纳米银柔性温度传感芯片可快速准确地获取待测对象的温度变化,具有良好的农业应用前景。

       

      Abstract: Abstract: Flexible sensing technology can greatly expand the physical energy conversion carrier morphology and application scenarios of "machine object" perception and information interaction in an ecological unmanned farm. In this study, a flexible temperature sensor chip was fabricated using 3D printing (additive manufacturing). A sandwich structure of sensor was adopted with four layers, including the substrate, temperature-sensitive layer with nanosilver ink, an electrode layer, and a PDMS protective layer. Among them, the temperature-sensitive layer was fabricated as a "turn-back track" shape to increase the temperature-sensitive area of nanosilver ink. A systematic analysis was made to explore the effects of the PDMS protective layer and chip structure parameters on the sensor performances, including the sensitivity, accuracy, and stability. The feasibility of the sensor for agricultural temperature measurement was verified using the dynamic thermo-monitoring on the bodies of agro-living objects, plant rhizosphere, soil, and agro-equipment. The results showed that the PDMS protective layer realized the waterproof protection in the nanosilver temperature-sensitive layer, thereby improving the environmental adaptability and service life of sensors. Optimal line width and spacing in 3D printing were achieved in the range of 450/300, 350/250, and 250/200 μm, particularly for the temperature-sensitive layer of self-developed flexible sensor chips. The experimental results show that when "line width/line spacing" is 250/200 μm, the sensitivity of the flexible temperature sensor chip can reach 0.317 ℃-1, which is the highest sensitivity. In addition, the resistance change rate of temperature-sensitive wire per unit substrate area increased, with the decreasing of line width and spacing. An optimized fabrication structure was chosen as the line width of 250 μm and the line space of 200 μm. Correspondingly, the optimal performance was achieved, where the sensitivity of the temperature sensor was 0.330 ℃-1, while the measurement error was less than 0.5 ℃, and the stability was 0.02 ℃/min. The sensor was bent along the rounded edge of circles with diameters of 4 and 6 cm, respectively. The resistance variation was measured at different temperatures. The data showed that the bending angle could not affect the performance of the temperature sensor. The flexible temperature sensor was pasted on the human forehead, arm, and armpit to measure the body temperature before and after exercise. The measurement demonstrated that the flexible temperature sensor accurately presented the changes in body temperature, where the maximum error was less than 0.5 ℃. A 7-day continuous temperature monitoring test was performed on the plant body and the nutrient solution in hydroponic lettuce cultivation. One flexible sensor was stuck onto the stem and leaf of lettuce. Another sensor was installed under the nutrient solution, close to the lettuce root. The temperature sensor accurately reflected the change of the daily average temperature of lettuce, where the maximum error was less than 0.6 ℃. The fluctuation trend of temperature in different parts of the plant was consistent with the room temperature during the testing duration. Additionally, the sensor tracked the process of soil frozen and water boiling, where the maximum error was less than 0.4 ℃. A self-made flexible temperature sensor chip was designed and subsequently tested in the typical agricultural temperature measurement. An excellent agreement was achieved in the flexible sensor with the high-precision platinum resistance sensor, where the measurement error was less than 0.6 ℃, indicating better performance than that of the non-contacted temperature measurements conducted by the infrared sensor. Flexible nanosilver temperature sensor chip can quickly and accurately capture the temperature change of measured target, indicating a promising agricultural application prospect.

       

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