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Flexible pH sensors based on printed nanocomposites of single-wall carbon nanotubes and Nafion
- Source :
- Applied Surface Science. 514:145956
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- High-performance flexible pH sensors based on nanocomposites of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and Nafion, fabricated by screen printing on flexible substrates in ambient air are demonstrated. The electrical characteristics and thus the sensing performance of the pH sensors monitoring the change in resistance of printed nanocomposite films in a wide range of pH from 1 to 12 were controlled by the number of printed layers in multi-patterns. The operational stability of the flexible pH sensors was nearly unchanged after 200 cycles of bending tests having a curvature radius of 5 mm, which is essential for intergration of flexible pH sensors into wearable nanoelectronics. The sensing mechanism of the chemiresistive pH sensors based on nanocomposites is investigated in terms of chemical reaction. The hydrogen or hydroxide ions in the pH solution interact with the carbonyl and C H bonds bonds of the nanocomposite film, which induces or withdraws positively charged carriers, respectively. In addition, a real-time pH sensor system integrated into a drone application with wireless communication and data transmitting modules is demonstrated for the simultaneous visualization of processed data and remote detection of targets on the user's smartphone based on a designed Android algorithm.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Hydrogen
General Physics and Astronomy
chemistry.chemical_element
Nanotechnology
02 engineering and technology
Carbon nanotube
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Chemical reaction
law.invention
chemistry.chemical_compound
law
Nafion
Nanocomposite
Surfaces and Interfaces
General Chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics
0104 chemical sciences
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
chemistry
Nanoelectronics
Screen printing
Hydroxide
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01694332
- Volume :
- 514
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Surface Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........81add32b24897c8eea150c3c0fa9ff54