Giant gauge factors in an anchored sandwich structure with a soft break mechanism

  • Shuwen Duan
  • , Yuhong Wei
  • , Yunfan Wang
  • , Linxin Zhai
  • , Yue Qin
  • , Zhanfeng Guo
  • , Ding Li
  • , Weiwei Hou
  • , Songtao Liu
  • , Xintian Li
  • , Boyi Zhu
  • , Peng Pan
  • , Mengzhen Xu
  • , Jun Liu
  • , Hao Guo*
  • , Zhiping Xu*
  • , He Tian*
  • , Yi Yang*
  • , Tian Ling Ren*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Recent advancements in flexible strain sensors utilizing nanomaterials and advanced carbon materials have showcased remarkable sensitivity, promising vast application potential. However, achieving a superior gauge factor (GF) with exceptional outstanding stability at a controllable strain range is still a critical challenge. We introduce the “soft break mechanism,” which enables reversible resistance switching through graphene interlayer displacement and rGO laminate (CPLs) distance variation. Utilizing polyurethane films as anchors, sandwiched with graphene layers, protects the graphene within the soft break range. The GFs can reach the 106–107 level and maintain stability in 10,000 tensile cycles. Adjusting pre-set artificial cracks modifies the abrupt variation point, achieving controllable strain range. Especially, gravitational wave detection can be enabled by our sensors with a strain of 10−21 leading to a resistance change of 1.03×10−7Ω. Our work can enable super sensitivity sensors for potential future subtle signal detection and scientific systems.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101893
JournalCell Reports Physical Science
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Apr 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • flexible strain sensors
  • giant gauge factors
  • gravitational wave detection
  • outstanding stability
  • soft break mechanism

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