Highly Sensitive 2D Strain Sensor Using Carbon Nanotube

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Kawakami ◽  
Masato Ohnishi ◽  
Ken Suzuki ◽  
Hideo Miura
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Compressive Strain ◽  
Electronic Conductivity ◽  
Strain Sensor ◽  
Applied Strain ◽  
Uniaxial Strain ◽  
Sensitive Strain ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
2D Strain ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A new highly sensitive strain measurement method has been developed by applying the strain-induced change of the electronic conductivity of CNTs. It is reported that most multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) show metallic conductivity and they are rather cheap comparing with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). However, it was found that the electric conductivity of MWCNTs changes drastically under uniaxial strain because of the drastic change of their band gap. Therefore, the authors have developed a highly sensitive strain sensor which can detect the local strain distribution by using MWCNTs. In order to design a new sensor using MWCNT, it is very important to control the shape of the MWCNTs under strain. Thus, a method for controlling the shape of the MWCNTs was developed by applying a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique. It was found that the shape of the grown MWCNT could be controlled by changing the average thickness of the catalyst and the deposition temperature of the MWCNT. The electrical resistance of the grown MWCNT changed almost linearly with the applied strain, and the maximum strain sensitivity obtained under the application of uniaxial strain was about 10%/1000-μstrain (gauge factor: 100). A two-dimensional strain sensor, which consists of area-arrayed fine bundles of MWCNTs, has been developed by applying MEMS technology. Under the application of compressive strain, the electric resistance was confirmed to increase almost linearly with the applied strain.

Two-Dimensional Strain-Distribution Sensor Using Carbon Nanotube-Dispersed Resin

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Suzuki ◽  
Yusuke Ohashi ◽  
Masato Ohnishi ◽  
Ken Suzuki ◽  
Hideo Miura
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
Electronic Conductivity ◽  
Applied Strain ◽  
Sensitive Strain ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Electric Resistance ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

A new highly sensitive strain measurement method has been developed by applying the change of the electronic conductivity of CNTs. It is reported that most multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) show metallic conductivity and they are rather cheap comparing with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The effect of the longitudinal axial strain on the band structures of electrons in CNTs was analyzed by applying the abinitio calculation based on the density functional theory. The change of the band structure of a MWCNT under uni-axial strain was analyzed. It was found that the electric conductivity of (MWCNTs) changes drastically because of the large change of their band gap. Therefore, the authors have focused on the possibility of the application of MWCNTs to a highly sensitive strain sensor. Multi-walled CNTs were dispersed in various kinds of resins such as epoxy, polycarbonate, and polyisoprene to form a thin film which can be easily attached to rounded surfaces. The length and diameter of the CNTs were about 5 μm and 50 nm, respectively. One of the base materials of resin employed was polycarbonate and the volumetric concentration of CNT dispersed was about 11.5%. The thickness of the film was about 500 μm. Uni-axial strain was applied to the CNT-dispersed resin by applying a 4 point bending method, and the change of the electric resistance was measured. The range of the applied strain was from −0.025% to 0.025%. The electric resistance changed almost linearly with the applied strain. The ratio of the resistance change under the tensile strain was about 400%/%strain and that under the compressive strain was about 150%/%strain. The CNTs were also dispersed in polyisoprene by about 5%. Uni-axial tesile strain was also applied to the CNT-dispersed rubber. The maximum strain was 240%. It was found that the resistance of the rubber increased monotonically with the increase of the amplitude of the applied strain. The increase rate also increased with the amplitude of the applied strain, and the maximum rate reached about 25%/%strain. Two-dimensional strain fields were evaluated by using finely area-arrayed CNT-dispersed resin made by MEMS technology with spatial resolution of 50 μm.

Ultra-stretchable and highly sensitive strain sensor based on gradient structure carbon nanotubes

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (28) ◽  
pp. 13599-13606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binghao Liang ◽  
Zhiqiang Lin ◽  
Wenjun Chen ◽  
Zhongfu He ◽  
Jing Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Strain Sensor ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Sensitive Strain ◽  
Gauge Factor ◽  
Gradient Structure ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Highly Stretchable

A highly stretchable and sensitive strain sensor based on a gradient carbon nanotube was developed. The strain sensors show an unprecedented combination of both high sensitivity (gauge factor = 13.5) and ultra-stretchability (>550%).

Anisotropic Strain-Field-Induced Change of the Electronic Conductivity of Graphene Sheets and Carbon Nanotubes

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masato Ohnishi ◽  
Hiroshi Kawakami ◽  
Yusuke Suzuki ◽  
Ken Suzuki ◽  
Hideo Miura
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Electronic Conductivity ◽  
Deformation Characteristic ◽  
Strain Sensor ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Mems Technology ◽  
Stable Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), there have been many efforts to develop various electronic devices and sensors. The authors have also validated the possibility of a highly sensitive strain sensor using popular resin in which multi-walled CNTs (MWNTs) were dispersed uniformly. It is, however, indispensable for clarifying how to change the electronic state of a deformed CNT for assuring the stable performance of the sensor because the reported sensitivity has ranged widely. In this study, the relationship between the deformation characteristic of a CNT under strain and its electronic conductivity was analyzed quantitatively. The analysis result obtained from density functional theory (DFT) calculation showed that the orbital hybridization was occured when the local curvature exceeded about 0.3 Å−1, inducing the decrease in the band gap. Based on the analytical results, a two-dimensional strain sensor was developed by applying buckling deformation-induced conductivity change of MWNTs by using MEMS technology.

OS1812 Highly-Sensitive Strain Sensor Using Carbon Nanotubes

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (0) ◽  
pp. _OS1812-1_-_OS1812-2_
Author(s):  
Takuya NOZAKI ◽  
Hiroshi Kawakami ◽  
Ken SUZUKI ◽  
Hideo MIURA
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Strain Sensor ◽  
Sensitive Strain ◽  
Highly Sensitive

scholarly journals Development of Highly Sensitive Strain Sensor Using Area-Arrayed Graphene Nanoribbons

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1701
Author(s):  
Ken Suzuki ◽  
Ryohei Nakagawa ◽  
Qinqiang Zhang ◽  
Hideo Miura
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Nanoribbons ◽  
Strain Sensor ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Sensitive Strain ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Gauge Factor ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Current Voltage Relationship

In this study, a basic design of area-arrayed graphene nanoribbon (GNR) strain sensors was proposed to realize the next generation of strain sensors. To fabricate the area-arrayed GNRs, a top-down approach was employed, in which GNRs were cut out from a large graphene sheet using an electron beam lithography technique. GNRs with widths of 400 nm, 300 nm, 200 nm, and 50 nm were fabricated, and their current-voltage characteristics were evaluated. The current values of GNRs with widths of 200 nm and above increased linearly with increasing applied voltage, indicating that these GNRs were metallic conductors and a good ohmic junction was formed between graphene and the electrode. There were two types of GNRs with a width of 50 nm, one with a linear current–voltage relationship and the other with a nonlinear one. We evaluated the strain sensitivity of the 50 nm GNR exhibiting metallic conduction by applying a four-point bending test, and found that the gauge factor of this GNR was about 50. Thus, GNRs with a width of about 50 nm can be used to realize a highly sensitive strain sensor.

Bipolar strain sensor based on an ultra-thin film of single-walled carbon nanotubes

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 488-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Won Park ◽  
Beom Soo Kim ◽  
Serin Park ◽  
Won-Jin Choi ◽  
Cheol-Soo Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Strain Sensor ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Single Walled Carbon ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Bipolar Strain ◽  
Ultra Thin Film

Self-assembly of ultrathin gold nanowires and single walled carbon nanotubes as a highly sensitive substrate for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 7286-7289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanchao Zhang ◽  
Jingquan Liu ◽  
Da Li ◽  
Fuhua Yan ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Gold Nanowires ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Self-assembly of ultrathin gold nanowires and single-walled carbon nanotubes as highly sensitive substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy.

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