Highly Stretchable and Kirigami-Structured Strain Sensors with Long Silver Nanowires of High Aspect Ratio
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Materials
2.2. Taguchi Design of Experiment
2.3. Synthesis and Characterizations of AgNWs
2.4. Fabrication of Kirigami Strain Sensor
3. Results and Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Factors | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Cl−:Br− molar ratio | 1:3 | 1:1 | 3:1 |
Total Halide concentration [Cl− + Br−], mM | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
PVP concentration [PVP], M | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.1 |
Temperature (°C) | 140 | 150 | 160 |
Experiment No. | Cl−:Br−Molar Ratio | Halide Concentration: [Cl− + Br−] (mM) | PVP Concentration: [PVP] (M) | Temperature (°C) | AgNW Diameter, D (nm) | AgNW Length, L (μm) |
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#1 | 1:3 | 0.3 | 0.04 | 140 | 97.3 | 0 |
#2 | 1:3 | 0.6 | 0.07 | 150 | 44.1 | 16.3 |
#3 | 1:3 | 1.2 | 0.10 | 160 | 22.3 | 10.9 |
#4 | 1:1 | 0.3 | 0.10 | 150 | 71.9 | 0 |
#5 | 1:1 | 0.6 | 0.04 | 160 | 36.4 | 20.7 |
#6 | 1:1 | 1.2 | 0.07 | 140 | 62.1 | 15.7 |
#7 | 3:1 | 0.3 | 0.07 | 160 | 19.3 | 0 |
#8 | 3:1 | 0.6 | 0.10 | 140 | 69.1 | 10.7 |
#9 | 3:1 | 1.2 | 0.04 | 150 | 28.7 | 29.5 |
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Huang, H.; Cai, C.J.; Yeow, B.S.; Ouyang, J.; Ren, H. Highly Stretchable and Kirigami-Structured Strain Sensors with Long Silver Nanowires of High Aspect Ratio. Machines 2021, 9, 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines9090186
Huang H, Cai CJ, Yeow BS, Ouyang J, Ren H. Highly Stretchable and Kirigami-Structured Strain Sensors with Long Silver Nanowires of High Aspect Ratio. Machines. 2021; 9(9):186. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines9090186
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Huiyan, Catherine Jiayi Cai, Bok Seng Yeow, Jianyong Ouyang, and Hongliang Ren. 2021. "Highly Stretchable and Kirigami-Structured Strain Sensors with Long Silver Nanowires of High Aspect Ratio" Machines 9, no. 9: 186. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines9090186