Highly Stretchable and Conductive Core-Sheath Chemical Vapor Deposition Graphene Fibers and Their Applications in Safe Strain Sensors

Xiaona Wang, Yunfeng Qiu, Wenwu Cao, Pingan Hu

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Abstract

Highly stretchable and conductive core-sheath nanofibers are significant for flexible and wearable microelectronics. Core-sheath fibers were massively fabricated from ultralong chemical vapor deposition (CVD)-grown graphene bundles. They exhibited superior conductivity and excellent mechanical properties that exceeded those of the reduced graphene oxide fibers. The intrinsic dynamic fracture procedure and mechanism of the core-sheath nanofibers were investigated. Furthermore, safe strain sensors based on as-prepared core-sheath CVD graphene fibers have been demonstrated as a proof-of-concept application. The performance of strain sensors has been greatly improved by using CVD graphene fibers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6969-6975
Number of pages7
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume27
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 27 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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