Highly sensitive, durable and stretchable plastic strain sensors using sandwich structures of PEDOT:PSS and an elastomer

• Published in: Materials chemistry frontiers Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 355 - 361
• Main Authors: Fan, Xi, Wang, Naixiang, Wang, Jinzhao, Xu, Bingang, Yan, Feng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Subjects: Deformation; Durability; Elastomers; Muscles; Plastic deformation; Polydimethylsiloxane; Recoverability; Resistance; Sandwich structures; Sensors; Thin films

Thin-film “plastic” strain sensors can be mounted closely on textile clothing or human skin comfortably to detect human activities without any harm to the human body. However, it is a grand challenge to prepare highly sensitive and durable plastic strain sensors. Herein, we report a high-performance...