Development and study of low-cost VACNT/PDMS stretchable and resistive strain sensor

2020 
Abstract This study introduces fast manufactured (4−5 hours) vertical aligned carbon nanotubes/polydimethylsiloxane (VACNT/PDMS) stretchable sensor for aircraft structures and polymer composites. The VACNT growth method from thermal CVD with camphor and ferrocene precursors create a dense and homogeneous CNT structure with many ohmic conducting paths that surpass any more resistive tunneling phenomena. The extensive AC/DC piezoresistive performance investigation shows ohmic conduction. The VACNTs/PDMS sensor presented high linearity (r2 = 0.99) under ∼20 % strain with an average gauge factor of 3.28 at DC measurements and minor resistance variations (0.052 %) attributed to the copper terminals electrodeposition. An important feature is the resistance value compatible with conventional extensometry equipment. The DC gauge factor was ∼60 % higher than the conventional metallic strain gauge allowing measurements within a wider strain range.
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