Flexible piezoelectric zno-paper nanocomposite strain sensor

Hemtej Gullapalli; Venkata S.M. Vemuru; Ashavani Kumar; Andres Botello-Mendez; Robert Vajtai; Mauricio Terrones; Satish Nagarajaiah; Pulickel M. Ajayan

doi:10.1002/smll.201000254

Flexible piezoelectric zno-paper nanocomposite strain sensor

Hemtej Gullapalli^*
, Venkata S.M. Vemuru
, Ashavani Kumar
, Andres Botello-Mendez
, Robert Vajtai
, Mauricio Terrones
, Satish Nagarajaiah
, Pulickel M. Ajayan

^*Corresponding author for this work

Rice University
Rice University
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Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA)

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1641-1646
Number of pages	6
Journal	Small
Volume	6
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201000254
Publication status	Published - 2 Aug 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cellulose fibers
Nanocomposites
Piezoelectrics
Strain sensors
Zinc oxide

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