US 11,906,364 B2
Flexible infrared irradiation and temperature sensors
Muhammad Tariq Saeed Chani, Jeddah (SA); Khasan S. Karimov, Jeddah (SA); Abdullah M. Asiri, Jeddah (SA); and Tahseen Kamal, Jeddah (SA)
Assigned to KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY, Jeddah (SA)
Filed by King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (SA)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/368,026.
Prior Publication US 2023/0009532 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G01J 5/22 (2006.01); H10K 30/00 (2023.01); H10K 85/20 (2023.01); H10K 85/30 (2023.01); H10K 77/10 (2023.01)
CPC G01J 5/22 (2013.01) [H10K 30/451 (2023.02); H10K 85/221 (2023.02); H10K 85/311 (2023.02); H10K 77/10 (2023.02)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible infrared irradiation and temperature sensor, comprising:
a substantially cubic deformable rubber substrate, wherein the substrate has at least three orthogonal surfaces configured to receive infrared irradiation; and
a conductive layer embedded in the rubber substrate on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the conductive layer comprises
a middle portion comprising a composite film of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc); and
one or more exterior portions comprising carbon nanotubes, wherein the one or more exterior portions do not include NiPc,
wherein the surfaces of the substrate not covered with the conductive layer are covered with an opaque dye as an infrared irradiation absorbing layer, and
wherein the rubber substrate is cubic.