• 文献标题:   Flexible Waterborne Polyurethane/Cellulose Nanocrystal Composite Aerogels by Integrating Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes for a Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHAI JY, ZHANG Y, CUI C, LI A, WANG WJ, GUO RH, QIN WF, REN EH, XIAO HY, ZHOU M
  • 作者关键词:   waterborne polyurethane, carbon nanotube, graphene, piezoresistive sensor, cellulose nanocrystal, composite aerogel
  • 出版物名称:   ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   2168-0485
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  • 被引频次:   35
  • DOI:   10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03068 EA OCT 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Flexible piezoresistive sensors with high sensitivity, low cost, and wide response ranges are urgently required due to the rapid development of wearable electronics. Here, carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/graphene/waterborne polyurethane (WPU)/cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) composite aerogels (CNTs/graphene/WC) were fabricated by facile solution mixing and freeze-drying technology for high-performance pressure sensors. WPU and CNC were constructed as a 3D structure skeleton, and the synergistic effect of CNTs and graphene was beneficial to enhancing the sensing performance. The obtained pressure sensor exhibits a highly porous network structure, remarkable mechanical properties (76.16 kPa), high sensitivity (0.25 kPa(-1)), an ultralow detection limit (0.112 kPa), and high stability (>800 cycles). More importantly, the piezoresistive sensor could be successfully used to detect various human motions such as finger bending, squatting-rising, walking, and running and effectively extract real-time information by the electrical signals. In addition, the CNTs/graphene/WC composite aerogel exhibits excellent thermal insulation performance, which can withstand 160 degrees C for a long time without any damage to the structure. The CNTs/graphene/WC composite aerogel, because of its thermal insulation property, endows the sensor with the potential for application in hightemperature environments. The results indicate that CNTs/graphene/WC composite aerogels possess high sensing performance and outstanding thermal insulation, which means that the aerogels could be used as flexible, wearable electronics.