Original Article
  • Stretchable Strain Sensors Using 3D Printed Polymer Structures Coated with Graphene/Carbon Nanofiber Hybrids

  • Seung Chan Na*, Hyeon-Jong Lee*, TaeGyeong Lim*, Jeongmin Yun*, Ji Won Suk*†

  • * School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
    ** School of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Smart Fab. Technology, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

  • 그래핀/탄소나노섬유 코팅된 3D 프린팅 고분자 구조를 이용한 신축성 스트레인 센서

  • 나승찬*· 이현종*· 임태경*· 윤정민*· 석지원*†

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Abstract

Stretchable strain sensors have been developed for potential future applications including wearable devices and health monitoring. For practical implementation of stretchable strain sensors, their stability and repeatability are one of the important aspects to be considered. In this work, we utilized 3D printed polymer structures having kirigami patterns to improve the stretchability and reduce the hysteresis. The polymer structures were coated with graphene/carbon nanofiber hybrids to make a robust electrical network. The stretchable strain sensors showed a high gauge of 36 at a strain of 32%. Because of the kirigami structures and the robust graphene/carbon nanofiber coating, the sensors also exhibited stable resistance responses at various strains ranging from 1% to 30%.


신축성 스트레인 센서는 웨어러블 기기나 건강 모니터링과 같은 미래 응용 분야에 적용하기 위하여 개발되고 있는데, 센서의 신뢰성을 높이기 위해 안정성과 반복성이 고려되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 3D 프린팅을 통해 키리가미 패턴이 있는 고분자 구조를 제작하여 센서의 신축성과 히스테리시스를 개선하였다. 견고한 전도성 네트워크를 구현하기 위하여 그래핀과 탄소나노섬유를 혼합한 하이브리드 소재를 고분자 구조에 코팅하였다. 제작한 신축성 스트레인 센서는 32%의 스트레인에 대해 게이지팩터가 36을 보였으며, 1%부터 30%까지의 다양한 스트레인에 대해서 안정적인 저항 변화 응답을 나타냈다


Keywords: 스트레인 센서(Strain sensor), 그래핀(Graphene), 탄소나노섬유(Carbon nanofiber), 3D 프린팅(3D printing), 키리가미(Kirigami

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Correspondence to

  • Ji Won Suk

  • * School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

  • E-mail: jwsuk@skku.edu