A Comparative Study on the Electrical and Piezoresistive Sensing Characteristics of GFRP and CFRP Composites with Hybridized Incorporation of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphenes, Carbon Nanofibers, and Graphite Nanoplatelets

In this study, hybridized carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs)–graphene, CNT–carbon nanofibers (CNFs), or CNT–graphite nanoplatelet (GNP) materials were embedded in glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) or carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites to obtain electrical...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2021-11, Vol.21 (21), p.7291
Main Authors: Bhandari, Manan, Wang, Jianchao, Jang, Daeik, Nam, IlWoo, Huang, Baofeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics
Carbon fibers
carbon nanomaterials
Comparative studies
Composite materials
electrical properties
Electrical resistivity
Epoxy resins
Evaluation
Fiber composites
Glass fiber reinforced plastics
Graphene
Graphite
Infrastructure
Nanofibers
Nanomaterials
piezoresistive characteristics
polymer matrix composites
Ratios
Sensors
Strain gauges
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Summary:In this study, hybridized carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs)–graphene, CNT–carbon nanofibers (CNFs), or CNT–graphite nanoplatelet (GNP) materials were embedded in glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) or carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites to obtain electrical/piezoresistive sensing characteristics that surpass those of composites with only one type of CNM. In addition, to quantitatively assess their sensing characteristics, the materials were evaluated in terms of gauge factor, peak shift, and R-squared values. The electrical property results showed that the GFRP samples containing only CNTs or both CNTs and graphene exhibited higher electrical conductivity values than those of other composite samples. By evaluating piezoresistive sensing characteristics, the CNT–CNF GFRP composites showed the highest gauge factor values, followed by the CNT–graphene GFRP and CNT-only GFRP composites. These results are explained by the excluded volume theory. The peak shift and R-squared value results signified that the CNT–graphene GFRP composites exhibited the best sensing characteristics. Thus, the CNT–graphene GFRP composites would be the most feasible for use as FRP composite sensors.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s21217291