• 文献标题:   Strain-Controlled Flexible Graphene/GaN/PDMS Sensors Based on the Piezotronic Effect
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PUNEETHA P, MALLEM SPR, LEE YW, SHIM J
  • 作者关键词:   flexible pdms, noncentrosymmetric gan layer, graphene layer, straininduced, piezotronic effect
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Kyungpook Natl Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.0c06534
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Using simple graphene transfer and the laser lift-off process for a non-centrosymmetric GaN layer on a flexible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate, the piezotronic effect by strain-induced current-voltage measurements at the two end points is studied. By inducing compressive strain on the flexible graphene/GaN/PDMS sensor, the Schottky barrier between the graphene and GaN/PDMS heterojunction can be electro-mechanically modulated by the piezotronic effect. It is observed that the flexible graphene/GaN/PDMS sensor is sensitive to various applied compressive and tensile strains in the positive/negative bias scans. The sensor is extremely sensitive to a compressive strain of -0.1% with a gauge factor of 13.48, which is 3.7 times higher than that of a standard metal strain gauge. Furthermore, the sharp response of the flexible graphene/GaN/PDMS sensor under the -0.1% compressive strain is also investigated. The results of this study herald the development of commercially viable large-scale flexible/wearable strain sensors based on the strain-controlled piezotronic effect in future investigations.