• 文献标题:   Ultralight Interconnected Graphene-Amorphous Carbon Hierarchical Foam with Mechanical Resiliency for High Sensitivity and Durable Strain Sensors
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MA YX, YU M, LIU JH, LI XJ, LI SM
  • 作者关键词:   grapheneamorphous carbon hierarchical foam, hightemperature chemical vapor deposition, strain sensor, reversibly compressible, ultralight
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244
  • 通讯作者地址:   Beihang Univ
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.7b05636
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Ultralight graphene-amorphous carbon (AC) hierarchical foam (G-ACHF) was synthesized by chemical vapor deposition at 1065 degrees C, close to the melting point of copper. The high temperature leads to the hierarchical structure with an inner layer of graphene and an outer layer of AC. The inner graphene layer with high conductivity and integrity provides high sensitivity. The outer AC layer helps to enhance its durability and mechanical resiliency. The hierarchical structure recovers without damaging the structural integrity after a large strain of 90%. The electrical resistance of G-ACHF remains stable after 200 cycles of compression to a strain level of 50%. The fluctuation of the resistance value remains within +/- 3%, showing its stability in sensing performance. The pressure sensitivity of G-ACHF reaches as high as similar to 11.47 Pa-1. Finite element simulation reveals that the stress borne by the key position of G-ACHF is 47% lower than that of graphene foam without the AC layer, proving that the AC layer can disperse the stress effectively. With a very low density of 1.17 X 10(-3) g cm(-1), the reversibly compressible G-ACHF strain sensor material exhibits its promising application potential in lightweight and wearable devices.