Silkworm‐Shaped MoS<sub>2</sub> Growing on Graphene Foam for Highly Sensitive and Flexible Strain Sensor with Full‐Scale Human Motion Detection Ability
Abstract High‐performance piezoresistive strain sensors (PSS) are important components of wearable electronics for human health management and are considered a key technology for future applications in fields such as artificial intelligence and human medical monitoring. Recently, many PSS have been developed based on a variety of electrosensitive materials. Among them, 3D graphene foams (GrF) have attracted significant attention owing to their excellent thermal conductivity, tensile properties, and light weight. Herein, a novel GrF‐based composite is developed by growing 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) nanosheets directly. Many lathy nanosheets stand vertically on the GrF, similar to silkworms creeping on the leaf, making the composite more sensitive to mechanical deformation stimuli. The obtained MoS 2 @GrF composite is processed into PSS with a wide sensing range (0%–80%), high gauge factor values (16 below 1% and 39 over 40%), detection limit of 0.1% strain with 106/123 ms response/recovery time, and good cyclic stability (≥3000 cycles). Moreover, the as‐fabricated strain sensors exhibit excellent Joule heating performance, which can be adjusted by strain. As such, the PSS allows for full‐range body motion monitoring and thermal management, which has great potential for next‐generation smart wearable electronics.
Authors
- Wen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-0598)
- Yung-Jin Weng
- Tengyue Song
- Xin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-7931)
- Qi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7062-1126)
- Yueqin Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9744-8850)
- Minxuan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7576-8303)
Institutions
- Hangzhou Dianzi University (CN)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials Technologies
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202401621
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.48