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# Sensitive capacitive pressure sensors based on graphene membrane arrays

## Abstract

The high flexibility, impermeability and strength of graphene membranes are key properties that can enable the next generation of nanomechanical sensors. However, for capacitive pressure sensors, the sensitivity offered by a single suspended graphene membrane is too small to compete with commercial sensors. Here, we realize highly sensitive capacitive pressure sensors consisting of arrays of nearly ten thousand small, freestanding double-layer graphene membranes. We fabricate large arrays of small-diameter membranes using a procedure that maintains the superior material and mechanical properties of graphene, even after high-temperature annealing. These sensors are readout using a low-cost battery-powered circuit board, with a responsivity of up to $$47.8$$ aF Pa−1 mm−2, thereby outperforming the commercial sensors.

## Introduction

Graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a strong candidate for realizing next-generation sensor devices1. Its hermeticity2,3,4 and superior mechanical5,6,7 and electrical8 properties have enabled various types of gas pressure sensors. In most conventional pressure sensors, the pressure is determined from the deflection of a membrane due to the pressure difference between ambient gas and gas in a hermetically sealed reference cavity. There are different ways to readout the deflection of the membrane and thereby quantify the pressure difference. In capacitive graphene pressure sensors, the deflection is readout by measuring the capacitance between the graphene membrane and a reference electrode9,10,11,12. As the pressure-induced deflection increases the mechanical stress and tension in the membrane, it can be measured using the piezoresistive effect13,14,15 and can be probed via the mechanical resonance frequency2,3,16. In contrast, graphene squeeze-film pressure sensors17 and Pirani pressure sensors18 do not require a hermetic reference cavity and operate at small deflection, which can be beneficial for their operation range.

Resonant sensors are conceptually attractive because they potentially offer both gas sensing19,20 and pressure sensing2,17 functionality within a single device. However, the accurate readout of resonance frequencies with low-power electronics is challenging, requires the elimination of mass loading and cannot be easily scaled up to many devices in parallel. In piezoresistive and Pirani sensors, it is a challenge to eliminate nonpressure-related effects of the surrounding gas on the graphene resistance. In contrast, capacitive pressure sensors have the advantage that the membrane capacitance is rather insensitive to gas-induced changes in its mass and electrical resistance and thus depends mainly on the geometry and membrane deflection. However, it was found that a single graphene membrane with a diameter of 5 $$\mu$$m has too small of a responsivity ($$< 0.1$$ aF Pa−1) to be competitive with commercial sensors12.

In this work, we counter this drawback by creating arrays with a large number of membranes connected in parallel to increase the responsivity12. We present few-atom-thick pressure sensors that can compete with commercial capacitive pressure sensors using arrays of nearly 10,000 double-layer graphene (DLG) membranes. We optimize the design of the sensor elements, the chip layout and the readout electronics to attain a handheld, low cost, battery-powered electrical readout circuit capable of detecting pressure changes via the static deflection of graphene nanodrums.

## Materials and methods

### Chip design and graphene transfer

Simulations12 have shown that to achieve commercially competitive sensitivity, an array of ~10,000 circular graphene drums is needed, each with a diameter of $$5$$ microns. When the drums are placed on a hexagonal grid with a pitch of 10 microns between their centers, they fit on a $$1 \times 1$$ mm2 chip, as shown in Fig. 1a. To fabricate this design, Ti/Au electrodes ($$5$$ nm/$$60$$ nm), for contacting the graphene top electrode, are patterned on a silicon chip with a $$285$$ nm SiO2 layer. Then, the pattern of circular holes with a depth of $$240$$ nm is reactive ion etched into the SiO2. As shown in the cross-section in Fig. 1b, the cavity depth of the holes is less than the SiO2 layer thickness to prevent the graphene from touching the silicon bottom electrode, which would create an electrical short-circuit between the electrodes if one of the membranes collapses. As a last step, the graphene is transferred over the cavities. We use two layers of graphene and a small membrane diameter to improve the yield21 and the mechanical strength7,22. Since the probability that $$2$$ pore defects align is low, the impermeability of DLG is also much higher than that of single-layer graphene3.

To fabricate DLG, two sheets of CVD graphene are synthesized and then stacked on top of each other, maintaining a pristine quality interface between the sheets. Using polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) as a support layer of $$800$$ nm thickness, DLG is suspended over the prepatterned circular holes in the SiO2/Si chip with Ti/Au electrodes (Fig. 1a). The DLG was produced and transferred to ambient pressure by Applied Nanolayers. From the differences in contrast between suspended, broken and collapsed drums21,23 we estimate that the dry transfer technique results in a yield of $$95\!-\!99{\mathrm{\% }}$$ of freely suspended DLG/PMMA membranes. The red circles in the inset of Fig. 1a indicate defect drums in a damaged region of the sample and show this difference in contrast.

The graphene capacitive pressure sensor responds to the difference established between the internal pressure of the reference cavity, $$P_{{\mathrm{int}}}$$, and the external pressure of the environment, $$P_{{\mathrm{ext}}}$$. This pressure difference results in a deflection of the atomically thin membrane and a corresponding change in capacitance12 of the drum, $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}C$$, as schematically depicted in Fig. 1b. We wedge-bond a $$25$$ $$\mu$$m AlSi $$1{\mathrm{\% }}$$ wire to Ti/Au pads on a chip for electrical contact with graphene and use a conductive silver paste to contact the Si substrate. The response of the graphene capacitive pressure sensor is high enough to be readout by chip-scale commercial electronic components, as demonstrated using the battery-powered circuit shown in Fig. 1c. Here, the sample under test is kept in a small on-board vacuum chamber that allows local control over the external gas pressure while preventing the pressure from affecting the electrical readout elements. A commercial capacitance to digital converter (AMS PCap04) is then used to record and digitize the capacitance of the sample measured at a peak-to-peak voltage $$V_{{\mathrm{pp}}} = 1.5$$ V with a hundred charge and discharge cycles of $$5.73$$ ms each. After voltage level adjustment by a logic level converter, an Arduino Uno board converts the measured capacitance into pressure using a predetermined calibration curve and displays it on an LCD screen. The circuit board is capable of measuring a change in the chip’s capacitance down to $$\sim$$10 aF on top of a background capacitance of a few tens of picofarads.

### Effect of PMMA removal

After chip fabrication and transfer, the PMMA transfer polymer still covers the DLG sheets. In a number of previous studies, protective polymer layers were used to support graphene to increase the yield, mechanical performance, hermeticity, and durability of the devices in both suspended10,24 and touch-mode11 operation. However, the bending rigidity of the polymer layers reduces the deflection and responsivity of the membranes and sensor. To improve the sensor performance, we therefore gradually remove the transfer polymer by annealing it in dry gas25,26,27,28 as shown in Fig. 2. PMMA removal mechanisms are mostly related to removing pendant functional groups in the polymer at high temperatures25,27. However, this can trigger a reaction between the graphene and the carbon byproducts from the residual polymer and produce amorphous carbon25,26. Lower process temperatures and an atmosphere of inert gas, such as argon, are needed to prevent the production of amorphous carbon and to maintain a good quality of graphene during thermal annealing26.

The sample is placed inside a furnace and left at a pressure of $$500$$ Torr with a constant flow of $$0.5$$ SLPM of an inert dry gas (Ar or N2) at a temperature of $$300\,^ \circ$$C, as schematically depicted in Fig. 2a. We found no notable difference between the use of Ar or N2 gas flow in terms of the end quality of the DLG layers or the PMMA removal rate. The average thickness of the transfer PMMA decreases with annealing time at an estimated rate of $$\sim \!27$$ nm/min, with only minor residues left on and in-between the graphene layers. For some samples, small regions of local PMMA residue accumulation are still present after the annealing procedure. They accumulate on the surface of a DLG layer that has a thickness of $$1.4 \!-\! 2.2$$ nm, as measured by tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) (see Fig. S1). The PMMA thickness reduction by thermal treatment is found to substantially improve the responsivity of the sensors. Figure 2b shows the capacitance change $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}C$$ of a single chip to external pressure changes between $$1000$$ and $$900$$ mbar with a period of 40 s, as measured after $$0$$, $$15$$, $$22.5$$, and $$29$$ minutes of annealing. Figure 2c shows that by following the thermal annealing procedure, an increase in responsivity of almost an order of magnitude was achieved for this particular sample, while in the best case, an increase in responsivity of nearly two orders of magnitude was observed after a $$30$$ min continuous thermal annealing treatment. Further annealing of the sample for longer times does not significantly affect the capacitance response (see Fig. S2). The detection noise floor also decreases substantially as a result of the process. The noise floor, $${\mathrm{NF}}$$, in Pa/$$\sqrt {{\mathrm{Hz}}}$$ is defined as:

$${\mathrm{NF}} = \frac{{C_{{\mathrm{RMS}}}}}{{\frac{{{\mathrm{d}}C}}{{{\mathrm{d}}P}}\sqrt {f_{{\mathrm{meas}}}} }}$$
(1)

where $$C_{{\mathrm{RMS}}}$$ is the root mean squared (RMS) noise in the capacitance measurement, $$\frac{{{\mathrm{d}}C}}{{{\mathrm{d}}P}}$$ is the responsivity of the sensor and $$f_{{\mathrm{meas}}} = 1.745$$ Hz is the frequency at which the measurements are acquired. The decrease in $${\mathrm{NF}}$$, as shown in Fig. 2c, qualitatively follows from Eq. (1) considering the measured increase in responsivity.

## Results and discussion

### Sample characterization

After thermal treatment for 30 min at $$300^ \circ$$C, we inspect the samples for damage. In Fig. 3a, a tapping mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) image of the sample is shown. Three types of drums can be distinguished visually: intact, ruptured, and collapsed drums. Collapsed drums are in contact with the bottom of the cavity and probably do not significantly contribute to the response11 because they are predominantly damaged and thus not airtight. The ruptured drums are also expected to leak fast17 and therefore have a negligible contribution to the static capacitance response to gradual pressure changes. Intact drums, however, show full coverage of the cavity. These drums can hermetically seal the cavity with a constant internal pressure, exploiting the extremely low permeability of graphene2,3,4 although in part of these membranes, small pores can be present that are too small to be visually detected. The lower height of some drums visible in Fig. 3a can be caused by the small downward pressure or $$P_{{\mathrm{int}}} \,<\, 1$$ bar established during the fabrication process. As shown in the AFM measurements in Fig. 3b, after the annealing process, a substantial number of residues are observed on and below the DLG. The residues form pockets and are also observed in the suspended regions of the device, which suggests that parts of the residues are trapped in-between the graphene layers, where they cannot be easily removed29.

During fabrication, the capability of graphene to withstand high strains5,6,30 facilitates damage-free transfer, while the thickness of only a few atoms favors higher membrane deflections and thus higher responsivity to pressure changes of the sensor. To test the elasticity and mechanical properties of the drums after thermal treatment, we use force-indention AFM to apply a point force at the center of a single membrane while measuring its deflection5. The applied force, $$F$$, is proportional to the stiffness of a cantilever $$k_{\mathrm{c}}$$ and its deflection $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}z_{\mathrm{c}}$$ as $$F = k_{\mathrm{c}}{\mathrm{{\Delta}}}z_{\mathrm{c}}$$. We use two cantilevers of $$k_{\mathrm{c}} = 1.25 \pm 0.12$$ N/m and $$1.48 \pm 0.05$$ for two separate sets of measurements in two distant places on the chip. We record a force versus membrane deflection curve at the center of each drum, as depicted in Fig. 3c, and fit it to a model of the point deflection of a circular membrane5,31:

$$F = n_0\pi \delta + E_{2{\mathrm{D}}}Rq^3\left( {\frac{\delta }{R}} \right)^3$$
(2)

where $$n_0$$ is the pretension, $$E_{2{\mathrm{D}}}$$ is the two-dimensional Young’s modulus of the layer, $$\nu = 0.16$$ is Poisson’s ratio7, $$\delta$$ is the resulting deflection, $$R$$ is the radius and $$q = 1/\left( {1.05 - 0.15\nu - 0.16\nu ^2} \right)$$ is a geometrical factor5,31. We use the two-dimensional Young’s modulus, $$E_{2{\mathrm{D}}} = E_{3{\mathrm{D}}}h$$, for the stacked DLG sheet since the thickness, $$h$$, of the layer after the thermal treatment is not well defined. This effective quasi-2D Young’s modulus provides a more realistic estimate for the mechanical elasticity of the layer and can be directly compared to that of pristine single-layer graphene5. In the inset of Fig. 3c, the statistics over $$21$$ different drums, which yield a mean value of $$E_{2{\mathrm{D}}} = 175$$ N/m, are shown. This mean value is substantially lower than the reported values for both exfoliated and pristine CVD single-layer graphene5,7 but comparable to those of other CVD graphene membranes24,30,32,33, high-quality oxidized graphene sheets34,35 and other 2D materials such as single-layer MoS231.

We also examined the sheets of DLG by using Raman spectroscopy, as displayed in Fig. 4. Figure 4a shows Raman spectra of DLG acquired before the removal of the PMMA layer (blue line) and after processing at an elevated temperature (orange and magenta line). Before the thermal treatment, the Raman spectrum of the DLG is reasonably homogeneous across the chip, showing a Lorentzian-shaped 2D peak of graphene and a well-defined G peak36. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the 2D peak is $$\sim \!30$$ cm−1, and the high intensity ratio of 2D to G peaks resembles typical features of pristine graphene36. In the case of DLG, this result indicates that the two layers in the stack are well decoupled and/or have, on average, a twist angle37 larger than $$15^ \circ$$. After processing at a high temperature, the width of the 2D peak remains the same (see Fig. 4b), while the ratio of 2D to G peaks changes drastically depending on the chosen location of the measurement on the chip (see Fig. 4a, orange and magenta lines). Additionally, a notable blueshift of both the 2D and G peaks is observed, as shown in Fig. 4b, c. These observations are attributed to a substantial difference in the twist angle across the DLG sheet37 as well as local changes in strain as a result of annealing of the graphene layers38.

We also note the almost complete absence of the D peak in all Raman spectra, as shown in Fig. 4a, indicating a very low amount of defects in the stacked graphene layers even after exposure to high temperatures39. This result is in agreement with the outstanding high-temperature stability of graphene when encapsulated by protective layers40,41 and provides evidence that damage caused by the removal of polymer from suspended graphene is minimal25,26,27,28.

### Analysis of the sensor response

A pressure difference $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P$$ results in a deflection $$\delta$$ of a circular graphene membrane with radius $$R$$, given by:

$${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P = \frac{{4n_0}}{{R^2}}\delta + \frac{{8E_{2{\mathrm{D}}}}}{{3R^4(1 - \nu )}}\delta ^3$$
(3)

where the graphene membrane takes the shape of the section of a sphere12,42. Since the pressure inside the reference cavity is approximately $$P_{{\mathrm{int}}} \approx 1$$ bar (the pressure during transfer), at $$P_{{\mathrm{ext}}} = 1$$ bar (atmospheric pressure, $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P \approx 0$$) and according to Eq. (3), the sensors are expected to have a linear response at small $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}\delta$$. However, at larger deflections, nonlinear mechanical and capacitance effects start to result in nonlinearities in the capacitance $$C_{\mathrm{d}}({\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P)$$ curve that can be calculated using the parallel-plate approximation12 as:

$$C_{\mathrm{d}}({\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P) = 2\pi {\it{\epsilon }}_0\mathop {\int }\nolimits_0^R \frac{r}{{g_0 - \delta ({\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P)\left( {1 - \frac{{r^2}}{{R^2}}} \right)}}{\mathrm{d}}r$$
(4)

where $${\it{\epsilon }}_0$$ is the vacuum permittivity and $$g_0$$ is the gap size between the membrane and bottom electrode for $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P = 0$$. The contribution of the quantum capacitance of graphene is small43,44 and is neglected. The total capacitance change of the sensor can be modeled from Eqs. (3) and (4) as:

$${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}C_{{\mathrm{total}}} = N \times {\mathrm{{\Delta}}}C_{\mathrm{d}}({\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P)$$
(5)

where $$N$$ is the number of intact, hermetic drums after both fabrication and thermal treatment. We experimentally test whether Eqs. (4) and (5) can model the graphene pressure sensor by applying both substantial negative and positive pressure differences while measuring its capacitance. Figure 5a shows the response of the same sensor that was characterized in Figs. 3 and 4.

The maximal responsivity of the sensor is achieved near ambient pressure in the linear regime, while a notable nonlinear response occurs for $$|{\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P|\, > \,200$$ mbar. A number of design factors, such as the drum diameter, the number of drums and the pitch between the drums, influence the sensor performance12. Importantly, the pressure dependence of $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}C$$ can be well reproduced by the model of Eq. (5) using a Young’s modulus $$E_{2{\mathrm{D}}} = 175$$ N/m, estimated by an AFM probe for this particular sample, and a pretension $$n_0 = 0.45$$ N/m, as shown by the magenta line in Fig. 5a. The model follows the measurement closely when we use a fitted value of $$N/N_{{\mathrm{tot}}}$$ = 0.25, as shown in Fig. 5b (solid magenta line), where $$N_{{\mathrm{tot}}} \approx 10000$$ is the total number of drums. This result indicates that the yield of intact hermetic drums is $$25{\mathrm{\% }}$$ and suggests that a large number of drums that look visually intact do not remain hermetic after polymer removal. The theoretical maximum response at a perfect yield of $$100{\mathrm{\% }}$$ is also shown (dashed magenta line).

Many other factors can influence the responsivity. Since the device capacitance has a strong dependence on the distance between the plates of the pressure sensor, the cavity depth has a large influence on the performance of the sensor. In Fig. 6, we demonstrate the performance of two of the best samples with SiO2 thicknesses of $$285$$ nm and $$2.17$$ $$\mu$$m. Both chips have circular holes with a depth of $$240$$ nm fabricated as described previously. Figure 6a shows the triangular wave response of both $$285$$ nm (orange line) and $$2.17$$ $$\mu$$m (blue line) chips. As shown in Fig. 6b, the difference in responsivity for the two oxide thicknesses as a function of pressure can be more than an order of magnitude. Using Eq. (1), we calculate the noise floor to be $$34.2$$ Pa/$$\sqrt {{\mathrm{Hz}}}$$ for the $$285$$ nm thick SiO2 sample and $$43.4$$ Pa/$$\sqrt {{\mathrm{Hz}}}$$ for the $$2.17$$ $$\mu$$m sample. The measured responsivity of the $$285$$ nm gap device is significantly higher than that of the $$2.17$$ $$\mu$$m device, in qualitative accordance with Eq. (1).

There is a notable scatter in the measured capacitance values, as seen in Fig. 6b, which is attributed to the effect of gas escaping the cavities for part of the drums, thus causing $$|{\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P|$$ to decrease with measurement time. It has been reported before that when graphene is suspended over a SiO2/Si cavity, it does not always form a perfect hermetic seal2,3. As recently shown by Lee, et al., most of the gas permeation in graphene drums occurs along the van der Waals interface between the 2D material and the substrate2. As a result of the contribution of this effect, an exponential decrease in $$C$$ with measurement time is visible in Fig. 6c, in response to periodic pressure steps of $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P = 100$$ mbar. However, if good graphene crystallinity is preserved over large areas, the mean path that the gas needs to travel to escape the cavities becomes large, which increases the flow resistance of the gas channel and the permeation time constant2,20. This condition seems to be achieved across part of the sample because no significant hysteresis was observed during the slow pressure sweeps ($$> 10$$ minutes per sweep) in Fig. 5a, b, suggesting that on the order of 25% of the drums maintain a constant internal pressure $$P_{{\mathrm{int}}}$$ for $${\mathrm{{\Delta}}}P\, \ne \,0$$, as supported by the fits in Fig. 5a, b.

Optimization of all parameters is required to achieve the best sensor performance for detecting very small pressure differences over an extended range of pressures. DLG pressure sensors show reproducible operation over a pressure range of $$65 - 138$$ kPa (see Fig. 5a). In terms of responsivity, our best sensor with $$285$$ nm of SiO2 oxide (orange dots in Fig. 6a, b), with a responsivity of $$47.8$$ aF Pa−1 mm−2 over the range of $$90 - 100$$ kPa, already outperforms the commercially available state-of-the-art Murata SCB10H sensor, with a responsivity of $$28$$ aF Pa−1 mm−2 in the same range, as shown in Fig. 6b. This outcome is comparably larger than what was previously achieved with capacitive sensors based on atomically thin 2D membranes9,12 yet competitive with thicker suspended graphene-covered $$140$$ nm PMMA sheets10, with a reported responsivity of $$123$$ aF Pa−1 mm−2 over $$0 - 80$$ kPa, using an area of $$210$$ $$\mu$$m2 of tightly packed hexagonal membranes. However, if yields close to $$100{\mathrm{\% }}$$ and hermetic sealing of all the drums is realized, and if the pretension is decreased to $$\sim 0.04$$ N/m, the presented graphene-based 2D devices are expected to achieve a theoretical maximum responsivity of $$\sim 450$$ aF Pa−1 mm−2 near ambient pressure of $$90 - 100$$ kPa. Further design improvements might even be possible if the gap is reduced, the unsuspended area is minimized and the packing density of the membranes is increased. Using three or five layers of stacked graphene instead of two might help to improve the hermetic sealing issue but will result in a lower sensitivity (see Fig. S3). Increasing the diameter of drums, on the other hand, could compensate for this and produce an increase in responsivity (see Fig. S4); however, it could also decrease the yield21. We demonstrate the proof-of-concept operation of graphene pressure sensors under room temperature conditions ($$\sim 23^ \circ$$C). Eventually, the temperature-related effects, such as the expansion of gas inside the cavities, small variations in the dielectric constant of the gas as a function of temperature, and thermal expansion of the DLG and Si/SiO2 substrate, can potentially affect the capacitance-to-pressure conversion. For operation over an extended temperature range, these need to be excluded by combining the pressure sensor with a temperature sensor45, by using appropriate calibration and by sealing the drums under vacuum conditions.

## Conclusions

Where previous studies have addressed some of the challenges related to realizing portable graphene gas pressure sensors, such as the pressure sensitivity, impermeability to gases and electrical readout, here, we bridged these studies by constructing a portable, battery-powered functional graphene pressure sensor that outperforms commercial devices. Using off-the-shelf systems for electronic readout and data processing, we enable capacitive readout of a $$1 \times 1$$ mm2 array of DLG pressure sensors. We realize sensor chips with a high yield of suspended membranes, resulting in a sensor responsivity of $$47.8$$ aF Pa−1 mm−2. We demonstrate that thermal treatment is an effective measure for controllable thickness reduction of the support polymer layer, which leads to a significant performance improvement because the thin 2D material membranes are much more flexible than those with the support polymer. It is anticipated that further design and fabrication improvements and better control over the device yield can increase the responsivity by a factor of 10, thus enabling improvements in applications such as indoor navigation, altitude monitoring and activity monitoring, and can enable new applications such as presence detection.

## Data availability

The manuscript has associated data in a data repository. The numerical data shown in figures of the manuscript can be downloaded from the Zenodo online repository at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4042077.

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## Acknowledgements

M.Š., M.L., H.S.J.v.d.Z., and P.G.S. acknowledge funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement numbers $$785219$$ and $$881603$$.

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M.L. and D.D. designed and fabricated the Si/SiO2 chips. R.v.R. and D.W. fabricated and transferred the CVD graphene stack at Applied Nanolayers. B.V. M.Š., and M.L. realized thermal removal of the polymer. T.W.d.J., J.R.R., and D.D. designed the readout circuit board. M.Š., M.L., T.W.d.J., J.R.R., B.C.H., W.S.J.M.P., and D.D. performed the capacitance measurements. T.W.d.J., J.R.R., B.C.H., and D.D. analyzed the noise level of the sensors. W.S.J.M.P. and M.Š. performed the AFM measurements. W.S.J.M.P., M.Š., and M.L. modeled the response of the sensor. D.D., H.S.J.v.d.Z., and P.G.S. conceived and supervised the project. The manuscript was jointly written by all authors with a main contribution from M.Š. All authors discussed the results and commented on the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Makars Šiškins or Peter G. Steeneken.

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Šiškins, M., Lee, M., Wehenkel, D. et al. Sensitive capacitive pressure sensors based on graphene membrane arrays. Microsyst Nanoeng 6, 102 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41378-020-00212-3

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