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Qu M, Xie Z, Liu S, Zhang J, Peng S, Li Z, Lin C, Nilsson F. Electric Resistance of Elastic Strain Sensors-Fundamental Mechanisms and Experimental Validation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1813. [PMID: 37368243 DOI: 10.3390/nano13121813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
Elastic strain sensor nanocomposites are emerging materials of high scientific and commercial interest. This study analyzes the major factors influencing the electrical behavior of elastic strain sensor nanocomposites. The sensor mechanisms were described for nanocomposites with conductive nanofillers, either dispersed inside the polymer matrix or coated onto the polymer surface. The purely geometrical contributions to the change in resistance were also assessed. The theoretical predictions indicated that maximum Gauge values are achieved for mixture composites with filler fractions slightly above the electrical percolation threshold, especially for nanocomposites with a very rapid conductivity increase around the threshold. PDMS/CB and PDMS/CNT mixture nanocomposites with 0-5.5 vol.% fillers were therefore manufactured and analyzed with resistivity measurements. In agreement with the predictions, the PDMS/CB with 2.0 vol.% CB gave very high Gauge values of around 20,000. The findings in this study will thus facilitate the development of highly optimized conductive polymer composites for strain sensor applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muchao Qu
- School of Automobile and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- School of Automobile and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- Guangzhou Highteen Plastics Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510800, China
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- Guangzhou Highteen Plastics Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510800, China
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- School of Automobile and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- School of Automobile and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- School of Automobile and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Fibre and Polymer Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
- FSCN Research Centre, Mid Sweden University, SE-103 92 Sundsvall, Sweden
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Melo DS, Reis IC, Queiroz JC, Cena CR, Nahime BO, Malmonge JA, Silva MJ. Evaluation of Piezoresistive and Electrical Properties of Conductive Nanocomposite Based on Castor-Oil Polyurethane Filled with MWCNT and Carbon Black. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:3223. [PMID: 37110058 PMCID: PMC10143113 DOI: 10.3390/ma16083223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
Flexible films of a conductive polymer nanocomposite-based castor oil polyurethane (PUR), filled with different concentrations of carbon black (CB) nanoparticles or multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), were obtained by a casting method. The piezoresistive, electrical, and dielectric properties of the PUR/MWCNT and PUR/CB composites were compared. The dc electrical conductivity of both PUR/MWCNT and PUR/CB nanocomposites exhibited strong dependences on the concentration of conducting nanofillers. Their percolation thresholds were 1.56 and 1.5 mass%, respectively. Above the threshold percolation level, the electrical conductivity value increased from 1.65 × 10-12 for the matrix PUR to 2.3 × 10-3 and 1.24 × 10-5 S/m for PUR/MWCNT and PUR/CB samples, respectively. Due to the better CB dispersion in the PUR matrix, the PUR/CB nanocomposite exhibited a lower percolation threshold value, corroborated by scanning electron microscopy images. The real part of the alternating conductivity of the nanocomposites was in accordance with Jonscher's law, indicating that conduction occurred by hopping between states in the conducting nanofillers. The piezoresistive properties were investigated under tensile cycles. The nanocomposites exhibited piezoresistive responses and, thus, could be used as piezoresistive sensors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Diego S. Melo
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
- Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rosana 19274-000, SP, Brazil
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- Science and Technology Goiano, Federal Institute of Education, Rio Verde 75901-970, GO, Brazil
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- Science and Technology Goiano, Federal Institute of Education, Rio Verde 75901-970, GO, Brazil
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- Institute of Physics, Federal University of Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil
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- Science and Technology Goiano, Federal Institute of Education, Rio Verde 75901-970, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rosana 19274-000, SP, Brazil
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