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Inkjet printed 2D-crystal based strain gauges on paper

Casiraghi, C. and Macucci, M. and Parvez, K. and Worsley, R. and Shin, Y. and Bronte, F. and Borri, Claudia and Paggi, Marco and Fiori, G. Inkjet printed 2D-crystal based strain gauges on paper. Carbon, 129. pp. 462-467. ISSN 0008-6223 (2018)

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Abstract

We present an investigation of inkjet printed strain gauges based on two-dimensional (2D) materials. The technology leverages water-based and biocompatible inks to fabricate strain measurement devices on flexible substrates such as paper. We demonstrate that the device performance and sensitivity are strongly dependent on the printing parameter (i.e., drop-spacing, number of printing passes, etc.). We show that values of the Gauge Factor up to 125 can be obtained, with large sensitivity (>20) even when small strains (0.3) are applied. Furthermore, we provide preliminary examples of heterostructure-based strain sensors, enabled by the inkjet printing technology.

Item Type: Article
Identification Number: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.12.030
Additional Information: Supplemental data at: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0008622317312630-mmc1.pdf
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Research Area: Computer Science and Applications
Depositing User: Caterina Tangheroni
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2018 13:09
Last Modified: 28 Mar 2018 13:09
URI: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/4062

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