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Conductive Elastomers for Stretchable Electronics, Sensors and Energy Harvesters

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Noh, Jin-Seo·2016·Polymers

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There have been a wide variety of efforts to develop conductive elastomers that satisfy both mechanical stretchability and electrical conductivity, as a response to growing demands on stretchable and wearable devices. This article reviews the important progress in conductive elastomers made in three application fields of stretchable technology: stretchable electronics, stretchable sensors, and stretchable energy harvesters. Diverse combinations of insulating elastomers and non-stretchable conductive materials have been studied to realize optimal conductive elastomers. It is noted that similar material combinations and similar structures have often been employed in different fields of application. In terms of stretchability, cyclic operation, and overall performance, fields such as stretchable conductors and stretchable strain/pressure sensors have achieved great advancement, whereas other fields like stretchable memories and stretchable thermoelectric energy harvesting are in their infancy. It is worth mentioning that there are still obstacles to overcome for the further progress of stretchable technology in the respective fields, which include the simplification of material combination and device structure, securement of reproducibility and reliability, and the establishment of easy fabrication techniques. Through this review article, both the progress and obstacles associated with the respective stretchable technologies will be understood more clearly.

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  • Conventional metal thin film based strain sensors have a limited strain range and a relatively small gauge factor (typically ≈2).

    “Conventional metal thin film based strain sensors have a limited strain range and a relatively small gauge factor (GF), relative change in electrical signal divided by the applied strain (typically ≈2), [101,102] which make them challenging for wearable applications.”

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  1. [79]Dobie W.B. Isaac P.C.G. Electric Resistance Strain Gauges English Universities Press Limited Madison, WI, USA 1948
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Authors
Noh, J.-S.
Affiliations
Gachon University (KR)
Corresponding author
Noh, Jin-Seo
Venue
Polymers
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2016-04-05
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
123
ISSN
2073-4360 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2321323114
Cited by
136
References
117
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Polymers (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Gachon University (GCU-2015-0094)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Dielectric materials and actuators
Keywords
conductive elastomers, stretchable electronics, stretchable sensors, stretchable conductors, strain sensors, pressure sensors, thermoelectric energy harvesting, wearable devices, device reliability

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