Optimization of multi-scale modelling of CNT/polymer composite strain sensors

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Grabowski ◽  
Izabela Blacha ◽  
Wieslaw J. Staszewski ◽  
Tadeusz Uhl ◽  
Pawel Packo
2012 ◽  
Vol 538 ◽  
pp. 99-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjie Mai ◽  
Zhiwen Liang ◽  
Long Zhang ◽  
Xiang Yu ◽  
Pengyi Liu ◽  
...  

CNT means carbon nanotube possess piezoelectric due to that behavior its electrical property changes even with the strain applied on the CNT is at the nanoscale. Due to the advantages of composite strain sensor like their multidirectional sensing capability, high strain sensitivity, high dynamic range, flexibility, and low mass density they are turning out to be an ultimate replacement to conventional strain sensors in various applications. CNT film can also be incorporated into the polymer to form a CNT/polymer composite strain sensor. Some of the most famous polymers employed to fabricate CNT/polymer composite strain sensors are thermoplastic polymers polymethyl methacrylate, polystyrene, etc., thermosetting polymers like epoxy resins, polyurethanes, etc., and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The small addition of CNTs to polymer significantly increases their electromechanical properties by enhancing its tensile strength & young modulus, which in turn improves their sensing performance. CNT/polymer composite strain sensor exhibits better strain transfer, gauge factor, linearity, repeatability, and cost than that of pure CNT strain sensor. There are different factors which are affecting the performance of CNT/polymer composite strain sensor including quality and quantity of CNT filler particles in composite, type of fabrication technique adopted to form a composite, alignment and agglomerates of CNT in composite, cracks or defect in composite and environmental conditions. This paper reviews the performance of various different types of CNT/polymer composite strain sensors.


Author(s):  
Alexandru Szabo ◽  
Radu Negru ◽  
Alexandru-Viorel Coşa ◽  
Liviu Marşavina ◽  
Dan-Andrei Şerban

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clément Beust ◽  
Erwin Franquet ◽  
Jean-Pierre Bédécarrats ◽  
Pierre Garcia ◽  
Jérôme Pouvreau ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Alhajaj ◽  
Hammed Balogun ◽  
Daniel Bahamon ◽  
Nour Alkhatib ◽  
Lourdes F. Vega

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