Laser synthesized gold nanoparticles for high sensitive strain gauges

dc.citation.epage136en_US
dc.citation.spage131en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber203en_US
dc.contributor.authorBurzhuev, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDana, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOrtac, B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T11:58:09Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T11:58:09Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-01en_US
dc.departmentInstitute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (UNAM)en_US
dc.description.abstractWe demonstrate high strain sensitivity property of gold nanoparticle (Au-NP) thin films fabricated on flexible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates. This behavior is attributed to quantum tunneling effect that is highly dependent on nanoparticle separation. Au-NPs were synthesized in water by nanosecond laser ablation method. The clean surface providing high tunneling decay constant, size of the Au-NPs and Au-NPs aggregate clusters offer advantages for high sensitivity strain sensor. We prepared Au-NPs films on flexible PDMS substrate by using hands-on drop-cast method. To obtain high gauge factor (g factor), we investigated the nanoparticles concentration on the substrate. Laser-generated Au-NPs films demonstrated g factor of ∼300 for higher than 0.22% strain and ∼80 for the strain lower than 0.22% strain, which is favorably comparable to reported sensitivities for strain sensors based on Au-NPs. Mechanical characterizations for the prolonged working durations suggest long term stability of the strain sensors. We discuss several models describing conductance of films in low and high strain regimes.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.sna.2013.08.034en_US
dc.identifier.issn0924-4247
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/11598
dc.instituteInstitute of Materials Science and Nanotechnologyen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2013.08.034en_US
dc.source.titleSensors and Actuators A: Physicalen_US
dc.subjectLaser ablationen_US
dc.subjectGold nanoparticlesen_US
dc.subjectGold nanoparticle filmsen_US
dc.subjectQuantum tunneling effecten_US
dc.subjectStrain gaugesen_US
dc.titleLaser synthesized gold nanoparticles for high sensitive strain gaugesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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