TY - JOUR
T1 - Flexible piezoelectric zno-paper nanocomposite strain sensor
AU - Gullapalli, Hemtej
AU - Vemuru, Venkata S.M.
AU - Kumar, Ashavani
AU - Botello-Mendez, Andres
AU - Vajtai, Robert
AU - Terrones, Mauricio
AU - Nagarajaiah, Satish
AU - Ajayan, Pulickel M.
PY - 2010/8/2
Y1 - 2010/8/2
N2 - The fabrication of a mechanically flexible, piezoelectric nanocomposite material for strain sensing applications is reported. Nanocomposite material consisting of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures embedded in a stable matrix of paper (cellulose fibers) is prepared by a solvothermal method. The applicability of this material as a strain sensor is demonstrated by studying its real-time current response under both static and dynamic mechanical loading. The material presented highlights a novel approach to introduce flexibility into strain sensors by embedding crystalline piezoelectric material in a flexible cellulose-based secondary matrix.
AB - The fabrication of a mechanically flexible, piezoelectric nanocomposite material for strain sensing applications is reported. Nanocomposite material consisting of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures embedded in a stable matrix of paper (cellulose fibers) is prepared by a solvothermal method. The applicability of this material as a strain sensor is demonstrated by studying its real-time current response under both static and dynamic mechanical loading. The material presented highlights a novel approach to introduce flexibility into strain sensors by embedding crystalline piezoelectric material in a flexible cellulose-based secondary matrix.
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U2 - 10.1002/smll.201000254
DO - 10.1002/smll.201000254
M3 - Article
C2 - 20623526
AN - SCOPUS:77955218949
SN - 1613-6810
VL - 6
SP - 1641
EP - 1646
JO - Small
JF - Small
IS - 15
ER -