Nano-Cracked Strain Sensor with High Sensitivity and Linearity by Controlling the Crack Arrangement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Fabrication of Sensor
2.2. Evaluation Setup
3. Results
3.1. PS Process and SE Process
3.2. Hybrid Process Combined with the PS and SE Processes
3.3. Nano-Cracked Strain Sensor with High Sensitivity and Linearity
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Jung, H.; Park, C.; Lee, H.; Hong, S.; Kim, H.; Cho, S.J. Nano-Cracked Strain Sensor with High Sensitivity and Linearity by Controlling the Crack Arrangement. Sensors 2019, 19, 2834. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19122834
Jung H, Park C, Lee H, Hong S, Kim H, Cho SJ. Nano-Cracked Strain Sensor with High Sensitivity and Linearity by Controlling the Crack Arrangement. Sensors. 2019; 19(12):2834. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19122834
Chicago/Turabian StyleJung, Hyunsuk, Chan Park, Hyunwoo Lee, Seonguk Hong, Hyonguk Kim, and Seong J. Cho. 2019. "Nano-Cracked Strain Sensor with High Sensitivity and Linearity by Controlling the Crack Arrangement" Sensors 19, no. 12: 2834. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19122834