Carbon Nanotube Embedded Smart Polymer Composite for Strain and Piezo-Resistive Data Transducer Application

In this paper we report the application of carbon nanotube decorated polymer composite as a strain sensor. Mutli-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized by zeolite assisted chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and blended with polyvinylchloride (PVC). Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscop...

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Published in:Materials today : proceedings 2018, Vol.5 (9), p.17247-17252
Main Authors: Viswanathan, K., Ravi, T., Thirusakthimurugan, P., Ramachandran, D., Sanjeevi Prasath, S., Shanboughe, K.N., Suma, M.N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
FTIR
Mutli-walled carbon nanotubes
Piezo-resistivity
Strain Sensor
UV-Vis Spectroscopy
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Summary:In this paper we report the application of carbon nanotube decorated polymer composite as a strain sensor. Mutli-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized by zeolite assisted chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and blended with polyvinylchloride (PVC). Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) has been used to characterize the morphology, FTIR spectroscopy and UV–Vis spectroscopy were used to characterize the structure of the PVC/MWCNTs composite. The piezo-resistive responses of the PVC/MWCNTs composite with different fabrication methods has been optimized. The studies on applying dynamical loads on the PVC/MWCNTs composite demonstrate that the composite functions as an excellent strain and stress sensor.
ISSN:2214-7853
2214-7853
DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2018.04.135