Influence of Deposition Bias on the Structure and Electrical Properties of CrSiCN Film as ECG Dry Bioelectrodes
摘要
Suitable interface elements are crucial for enhancing the performance of biological dry electrodes. In this study, we focus on researching CrN-based films with good biocompatibility, which were deposited on glass substrates using the unbalanced magnetron sputtering technique. The CrSiCN films exhibited a structure combining nanocrystals of Cr(C,N) with an amorphous phase of a-Si3N4, a-SiCN, and a-C/a-CN. The films exhibited typical columnar crystal structures when deposited at a 0 V bias. Specifically, the CrSiCN-3# film with a typical columnar crystal structure presented reduced contact impedance (Z1Hz = 195.4 kΩ). However, it showed decreased corrosion resistance, characterized by a higher current density of 1.83 × 10−6 A cm−2 and lower resistivity of 2.59 × 104 Ω cm2. The CrSiCN dry electrodes can collect complete QRS complexes, with higher R-wave and T-wave amplitudes compared to Ag/AgCl wet electrodes. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of ECG signals acquired using CrSiCN films ranged from 61.3 to 64.5 dB, surpassing that of Ag/AgCl electrodes (60.0 dB), indicating their potential application as biological dry electrodes.