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Photo-thermoelectric effect induced electricity in stretchable graphene-polymer nanocomposites for ultrasensitive strain sensing

Ding Zhang1,2, Yiding Song1,2, Lu Ping1,2, Suwen Xu1,2, De Yang3( ), Yuanhao Wang4( ), Ya Yang1,2,5 ( )
CAS Center for Excellence in NanoscienceBeijing Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Energy and SensorBeijing Institute of Nanoenergy and NanosystemsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100083China
Department of NeurologyFuling Center Hospital of Chongqing CityChongqing408000China
Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesUrumqi830011China
School of Nanoscience and TechnologyUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
Center on Nanoenergy ResearchSchool of Physical Science and TechnologyGuangxi UniversityNanning530004China
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Stretchable strain sensors play an increasingly important role in artificial intelligent devices. However, high-performance strain sensors have been slowly developed owing to the harsh requirement of self-powered function, long cycle life and high resolution. Here, we report a self-powered stretchable graphene-ecoflex composite strain sensor based on photo-thermoelectric (PTE) effect induced electricity. The device exhibits a high strain sensitivity of -0.056 ln(nA)/% with strains ranged from 0% to 20% under 980 nm light illumination, where the strain sensitivity can be found to increase with increasing light intensity. The strain sensor maintains outstanding dynamic stability under periodic strains ranged from 0 to 100% in 100 cycles. The sensing resolution can be as high as 0.5% with both the response and recovery time of less than 0.6 s. It can precisely monitor human joint motions and stretchable strains by implanting the device in pork.

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graphene-polymer nanocompositesphoto-thermoelectric effectstrain sensorstretchableimplantable

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Nano Research
Volume 12 Issue 12,
December 2019
Pages 2982-2987
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-019-2541-2
Cite this article:
Zhang D, Song Y, Ping L, et al. Photo-thermoelectric effect induced electricity in stretchable graphene-polymer nanocomposites for ultrasensitive strain sensing. Nano Research, 2019, 12(12): 2982-2987. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2541-2
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Received: 26 April 2019
Revised: 03 October 2019
Accepted: 09 October 2019
Published: 24 October 2019
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