Stretchable Biaxial and Shear Strain Sensors Using Diffractive Structural Colors

Structural colors that can be changed dynamically, using either plasmonic nanostructures or photonic crystals, are rapidly emerging research areas for stretchable sensors. Despite the wide applications of various techniques to achieve strain-responsive structural colors, important factors in the fea...

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Published in:ACS nano 2020-05, Vol.14 (5), p.5392-5399
Main Authors: Quan, Ying-Jun, Kim, Young-Gyun, Kim, Min-Soo, Min, Soo-Hong, Ahn, Sung-Hoon
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Language:English
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Summary:Structural colors that can be changed dynamically, using either plasmonic nanostructures or photonic crystals, are rapidly emerging research areas for stretchable sensors. Despite the wide applications of various techniques to achieve strain-responsive structural colors, important factors in the feasibility of strain sensorssuch as their sensing mechanism, stability, and reproducibilityhave not yet been explored. Here, we introduce a stretchable, diffractive, color-based wireless strain sensor that can measure strain using the entire visible spectrum, based on an array of cone-shaped nanostructures on the surface of an elastomeric substrate. By stretching or compressing the substrate, the diffractive color can be tuned according to the changing grating pitch. Using the proposed method, we designed three types of strain-sensing modes: large-deformation (maximum 100%) tensile strain, biaxial 2D strain, and shear strain (maximum 78%). The strain sensors were fabricated, and applicability to strain-sensing was evaluated.
ISSN:1936-0851
1936-086X
DOI:10.1021/acsnano.9b08953