A carbon aerogel with super mechanical and sensing performances for wearable piezoresistive sensors

3D carbon aerogels with high compressibility and elasticity hold great promise for applications in piezoresistive sensors and various wearable devices. MXenes are new 2D conductive alternatives to fabricate piezoresistive carbon aerogels. However, it's difficult to obtain MXene-based continuous...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Materials for energy and sustainability, 2019, Vol.7 (14), p.8092-8100
Main Authors: Zhuo, Hao, Hu, Yijie, Chen, Zehong, Peng, Xinwen, Liu, Linxiang, Luo, Qingsong, Yi, Jiwang, Liu, Chuanfu, Zhong, Linxin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerogels
Carbon
Cellulose
Change detection
Compressibility
Compression
Elasticity
Longitudinal waves
Low aspect ratio
Nanocrystals
Nanostructure
Sensitivity
Sensors
Wearable technology
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Summary:3D carbon aerogels with high compressibility and elasticity hold great promise for applications in piezoresistive sensors and various wearable devices. MXenes are new 2D conductive alternatives to fabricate piezoresistive carbon aerogels. However, it's difficult to obtain MXene-based continuous macrostructures with individually lying MXene nanosheets due to their low aspect ratio. To solve this issue, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are used as a nano-support to connect MXene nanosheets into a lamellar carbon aerogel with not only super mechanical performances but also ultrahigh linear sensitivity. The interaction between MXene and CNCs results in a super stable wave-shaped lamellar architecture that can undergo an extremely high compression strain of 95% and long-term compression (10 000 cycles, at 50% strain). It also displays both extremely high sensitivity (114.6 kPa −1 ) and wide linear range (50 Pa–10 kPa) that have not been achieved in other carbon aerogels. In addition, the aerogel can detect a tiny pressure change (1.0 Pa). These advantages allow the carbon aerogel to have application in wearable piezoresistive devices for detecting biosignals.
ISSN:2050-7488
2050-7496
DOI:10.1039/C9TA00596J