DEVICES AND METHODS RELATING TO FRAGMENTED CARBON NANOTUBE SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20200271445A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16461961

    申请日:2017-11-17

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a sensor comprising a substrate, one or more fragmented carbon nanotube compositions embedded in the substrate, wherein the carbon nanotube compositions include one or more carbon nanotubes, and one or more conductive devices affixed to one or more sides of the fragmented carbon nanotube compositions with an affixation agent. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe a method of fabricating a sensor comprising embedding a carbon nanotube composition in a substrate, wherein the carbon nanotube composition includes one or more carbon nanotubes, and fragmenting the carbon nanotube composition.

    CARBON BASED HUMIDITY-NONSENSITIVE FILMS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190072510A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-07

    申请号:US16078101

    申请日:2017-03-02

    Abstract: A humidity nonsensitive material based on reduced-graphene oxide (r-GO) and methods of making the same are provided, in an embodiment, the materia! has a resistance/humidity variation of about −15% to 15% based on different sintering time or temperature. In an aspect, the resistance variation to humidity can be close to zero or −0.5% to 0.5%, showing a humidity non sensitivity property. In an embodiment, a humidity nonsensitive material based on the r-GO and carbon nanotube (CNT) composites is provided, wherein the ratio of CNT to r-GO is adjusted. The ratio can be adjusted based on the combined contribution of carbon nanotube (positive resistance variation) and reduced-graphene oxide (negative resistance variation) behaviors.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAKING COPOLYMER-WRAPPED NANOTUBE FIBERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210047753A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16760669

    申请日:2018-10-10

    Abstract: A method for making a copolymer-wrapped nanotube coaxial fiber. The method includes supplying a first dope to a spinning nozzle; supplying a second dope to the spinning nozzle; spinning the first and second dopes as a coaxial fiber into a first wet bath; and placing the coaxial fiber into a second wet bath, which is different from the first bath. The coaxial fiber has a core including parts of the first dope and a sheath including parts of the second dope. Solvent molecules of the second wet bath penetrate the sheath and remove an acid from the core.

    METHOD TO IMPROVE TOUGHNESS OF ADHESIVELY BONDED COMPOSITE JOINTS

    公开(公告)号:US20230028728A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17788910

    申请日:2020-12-17

    Abstract: A self-standing adhesive layer is configured to join a first adherend to a second adherend, with no additional adhesive. The adhesive layer includes a material that self-stands and is configured to adhere to the first and second adherends; a first surface of the material is opposite to a second surface of the material; a first area of the first surface has a first smoothness and/or morphology and/or adhesion properties; and a second area of the first surface has a second smoothness and/or morphology and/or adhesion properties, different from the first smoothness and/or morphology and/or adhesion properties. The first and second areas form a preset pattern on the first surface.

    SEMI-METALLIC, STRONG CONDUCTIVE POLYMER MICROFIBER, METHOD AND FAST RESPONSE RATE ACTUATORS AND HEATING TEXTILES

    公开(公告)号:US20170370024A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-28

    申请号:US15525005

    申请日:2015-12-03

    CPC classification number: D01F6/74 D01D5/06 D01D5/12 D01D10/02 D01F6/94

    Abstract: A method comprising: providing at least one first composition comprising at least one conjugated polymer and at least one solvent, wet spinning the at least one first composition to form at least one first fiber material, hot-drawing the at least one fiber to form at least one second fiber material. In lead embodiments, high-performance poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS) conjugated polymer microfibers were fabricated via wet-spinning followed by hot-drawing. In these lead embodiments, due to the combined effects of the vertical hot-drawing process and doping/de-doping the microfibers with ethylene glycol (EG), a record electrical conductivity of 2804 S·cm−1 was achieved. This is believed to be a six-fold improvement over the best previously reported value for PEDOT/PSS fibers (467 S·cm−1) and a twofold improvement over the best values for conductive polymer films treated by EG de-doping (1418 S·cm−1). Moreover, these lead, highly conductive fibers experience a semiconductor-metal transition at 313 K. They also have superior mechanical properties with a Young's modulus up to 8.3 GPa, a tensile strength reaching 409.8 MPa and a large elongation before failure (21%). The most conductive fiber also demonstrates an extraordinary electrical performance during stretching/unstretching: the conductivity increased by 25% before the fiber rupture point with a maximum strain up to 21%. Simple fabrication of the semi-metallic, strong and stretchable wet-spun PEDOT/PSS microfibers can make them available for conductive smart electronics. A dramatic improvement in electrical conductivity is needed to make conductive polymer fibers viable candidates in applications such as flexible electrodes, conductive textiles, and fast-response sensors and actuators.

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