Microscopic mechanisms of deformation transfer in high dynamic range branched nanoparticle deformation sensors

Shilpa N. Raja; Xingchen Ye; Matthew R. Jones; Liwei Lin; Sanjay Govindjee; Robert O. Ritchie

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03396-5

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Microscopic mechanisms of deformation transfer in high dynamic range branched nanoparticle deformation sensors

Shilpa N. Raja,
Xingchen Ye,
Matthew R. Jones,
Liwei Lin,
Sanjay Govindjee,
Robert O. Ritchie

Affiliations

Shilpa N. Raja: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Xingchen Ye: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Matthew R. Jones: Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley
Liwei Lin: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
Sanjay Govindjee: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley
Robert O. Ritchie: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03396-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Tetrapod quantum dots are promising nanoscale stress sensors because of their non-invasive sensing technique, but sensor versatility has not yet been assessed. Here the authors show that tetrapod quantum dots exhibit a large dynamic range and excellent sensing versatility in a multitude of polymers.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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