• 文献标题:   Fabrication of graphene, graphite and multi wall carbon nano tube based thin films and their potential application as strain sensor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SINGH K, SHARMA S, SINGH B, GUPTA M, TRIPATHI CC
  • 作者关键词:   graphite, graphene, multi wall carbon nanotube, thin film, strain sensor
  • 出版物名称:   THIN SOLID FILMS
  • ISSN:   0040-6090 EI 1879-2731
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.tsf.2022.139540 EA OCT 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Carbon based nanomaterials are extensively used in the manufacturing of flexible electronic devices due to their numerous favorable properties. Such devices have shown remarkable sensitivity with excellent stability when implemented in various flexible environments. But the formulation of conductive inks using carbon based nanomaterials presented some challenges in the optimization of various ink parameters like rheology, surface tension, particle size etc. In this paper, we present graphite, graphene and multi-wall carbon nano tube (MWCNT) based flexible resistive strain sensors on polymer substrate using a simple and solvent free fabrication process. A controllable conductive thin film is obtained and designed into two different patterns viz. 'Straight Line' (line) and 'Serpentine' (serp) to enhance the sensing performance of the film. The electrical performance has been evaluated in terms of current-voltage characteristics. The result indicates the resistive behavior of all the devices under investigation. The bending measurements have been conducted; the resistive strain sensor exhibits sig-nificant resistance variation during bending applications. There has been a significant change in the electrical resistance of each sample for different strain level i.e. -20% for MWCNT(line) and MWCNT (serp),-30% for Graphite(line) and Graphene (line) and-50% to 60% for Graphite (serp) and Graphene (serp). High sensitivity of the 'Serpentine' patterns in comparison to 'Straight Line' patterns indicates the importance of various patterns in the manufacturing of flexible sensors. Surface morphology and structural information of the fabricated devices have also been analyzed and investigated.