Nanotechnology Reviews (May 2022)

Fabrication of self-assembly CNT flexible film and its piezoresistive sensing behaviors

  • Zhou Xiaoyang,
  • Luo Jianlin,
  • Zhang Jigang,
  • Wu Xiaoping,
  • Tao Xuejun,
  • Zhu Min

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2022-0121
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 2050 – 2060

Abstract

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Strain sensors are essential for health monitoring of complex-shaped structures. Here, carbon nanotube thin films (CNTFS) with different double-layers were fabricated on a flexible polyethylene terephthalate substrate using layer-by-layer self-assembly technique, and their resistance behaviors and piezoresistive sensing performances were comprehensively conducted. Results show that the assembled layers of CNTFS are evenly and compactly deposited with about 7–15 μm, and the resistance decreases with the increase in the assembly layer number. The piezoresistive sensing behavior increases first and then decreases with the increase in the number of assembly layers along with compression or tension cyclic loading; the nine-double-layer CNTFS shows the best linearity, sensitivity, hysterics, and repeatability of 3.22%, 0.12684/mm, 2.16%, and 3.06%, respectively.

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