Highly sensitive and flexible strain sensors based on vertical zinc oxide nanowire arrays

Zhang, Wengui; Zhu, Ren; Nguyen, Vu; Yang, Rusen

doi:10.1016/j.sna.2013.11.004

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Highly sensitive and flexible strain sensors based on vertical zinc oxide nanowire arrays

Zhang, Wengui, Zhu, Ren, Nguyen, Vu, Yang, Rusen·2014·Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

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Various piezoelectric materials such as ZnO nanostructures, PVDF-TrFE, and PLA have been used to develop wearable strain sensors.
“Various piezoelectric materials such as ZnO nanostructures, [40,132,133] poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) (PVDF-TrFE) [134] and polylactic acid (PLA) [22] have been used to develop wearable strain sensors.”
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Authors: Zhang, W., Zhu, R., Nguyen, V., & Yang, R.
Affiliations: University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author: Yang, Rusen
ORCID: Nguyen, Vu
Yang, Rusen
Venue: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2014-01
Volume: 205
Pages: 164-169
ISSN: 0924-4247 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2013.11.004
OpenAlex: W2078529521
Cited by: 111
References: 32
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 5
FWCI: 2.94
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Sensors and Actuators A Physical (publishedVersion)
Funders: Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering of the University of Minnesota
the National Science Foundation for its financial support (ECCS-1150147)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › ZnO doping and properties
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Nanowire Synthesis and Applications
Keywords: strain sensors, piezotronic effect, Schottky barrier, piezoelectric potential, gauge factor, flexible sensors, polyethylene terephthalate substrate, hydrothermal growth, nonlinear current-voltage characteristics

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