journal article·2016-08-31Open access

Ultrasensitive Strain Sensor Produced by Direct Patterning of Liquid Crystals of Graphene Oxide on a Flexible Substrate

M. Bulut Coskun, Abozar Akbari, Daniel T. H. Lai, Adrian Neild, Mainak Majumder, Tuncay Alan

Abstract

Ultrasensitive flexible strain sensors were developed through the combination of shear alignment of a high concentration graphene oxide (GO) dispersion with fast and precise patterning of multiple rectangular features on a flexible substrate. Resistive changes in the reduced GO films were investigated under various uniaxial strain cycles ranging from 0.025 to 2%, controlled with a motorized nanopositioning stage. The devices uniquely combine a very small detection limit (0.025%) and a high gauge factor with a rapid fabrication process conducive to batch production.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Analytical Chemistry and Sensors · Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors

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Affiliations

Laboratory for Micro Systems, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne 3800, Australia

College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Melbourne 3011, Australia

Funding

Monash University · Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials, Monash University

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