Issue 21, 2022

Direct ink writing of a graphene/CNT/silicone composite strain sensor with a near-zero temperature coefficient of resistance

Abstract

The development of wearable strain sensors with a zero temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), which is crucial to overcome the problem of temperature disturbance, has been scarcely studied. Herein, highly stretchable graphene nanoplatelet (GNP)/carbon nanotube (CNT)/silicone elastomer (GCE) fibers are successfully prepared via a facile direct ink writing technique. The GCE fibers fabricated consist of CNTs and GNPs having a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC), respectively. As a result, the obtained GCE fiber by adjusting the mass ratio of CNTs and GNPs shows a near-zero TCR (1.14 × 10−4 °C), which is the lowest one compared with the reported values in the literature. Besides, the GCE strain sensor exhibits the highest sensitivity (gauge factor (GF) = 14550.2 for 100% strain) compared with the data reported previously, and a wide working range (1 to 100%), a low detecting limit (1% strain), a quick response time (170 ms) and a high durability (after 10 000 loops). In addition, the GCE strain sensor shows an excellent electrical stability under external conditions including longstanding storage and humidity/water exposure. Finally, various human movements are detected under water and high temperature conditions to demonstrate the outstanding sensing performance and response stability of the GCE strain sensor.

Graphical abstract: Direct ink writing of a graphene/CNT/silicone composite strain sensor with a near-zero temperature coefficient of resistance

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Mar 2022
Accepted
02 May 2022
First published
05 May 2022

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 8226-8233

Direct ink writing of a graphene/CNT/silicone composite strain sensor with a near-zero temperature coefficient of resistance

W. Zhu, S. Xue, H. Zhang, Y. Wang, P. Huang, Z. Tang, Y. Li and S. Fu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 8226 DOI: 10.1039/D2TC00918H

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