Highly Elastically Deformable Coiled CNT/Polymer Fibers for Wearable Strain Sensors and Stretchable Supercapacitors

Stretchable yarn/fiber electronics with conductive features are optimal components for different wearable devices. This paper presents the construction of coil structure-based carbon nanotube (CNT)/polymer fibers with adjustable piezoresistivity. The composite unit fiber is prepared by wrapping a co...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2023-02, Vol.23 (4), p.2359
Main Authors: Choi, Jin Hyeong, Noh, Jun Ho, Choi, Changsoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacitors
Carbon
carbon nanotubes
coil structure
Communication
Deformation wear
Electric properties
Electrical faults
Electrodes
Morphology
Nanotubes
Nylon
Piezoresistivity
polymer composite fibers
Polymer matrix composites
Polymers
Sensors
Sheaths
Spectrum analysis
strain sensor
supercapacitor
Supercapacitors
Tensile strain
Wearable technology
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Summary:Stretchable yarn/fiber electronics with conductive features are optimal components for different wearable devices. This paper presents the construction of coil structure-based carbon nanotube (CNT)/polymer fibers with adjustable piezoresistivity. The composite unit fiber is prepared by wrapping a conductive carbon CNT sheath onto an elastic spandex core. Owing to the helical coil structure, the resultant CNT/polymer composite fibers are highly stretchable (up to approximately 300%) without a noticeable electrical breakdown. More specifically, based on the difference in the coil index (which is the ratio of the coil diameter to the diameter of the fiber within the coil) according to the polymeric core fiber (spandex or nylon), the composite fiber can be used for two different applications (i.e., as strain sensors or supercapacitors), which are presented in this paper. The coiled CNT/spandex composite fiber sensor responds sensitively to tensile strain. The coiled CNT/nylon composite fiber can be employed as an elastic supercapacitor with excellent capacitance retention at 300% strain.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s23042359