Developing a sensor, actuator, and nanoskin based on carbon nanotube arrays

YeoHeung Yun; Vesselin N. Shanov; Swathi Balaji; Yi Tu; Sergey Yarmolenko; Sudhir Neralla; Jag Sankar; Shankar Mall; Jay Lee; Larry W. Burggraf; Guangming Li; Volodymyr P. Sabelkin; Mark J. Schulz

doi:10.1117/12.660119

11 April 2006 Developing a sensor, actuator, and nanoskin based on carbon nanotube arrays

YeoHeung Yun, Vesselin N. Shanov, Swathi Balaji, Yi Tu, Sergey Yarmolenko, Sudhir Neralla, Jag Sankar, Shankar Mall, Jay Lee, Larry W. Burggraf, Guangming Li, Volodymyr P. Sabelkin, Mark J. Schulz

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Proceedings Volume 6174, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems; 61743Z (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660119
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper describes progress in development of a sensor-actuator-nanoskin material based on multi-wall carbon nanotube arrays. This material can have individual sensing, actuation, or reinforcement properties, or the material may have combined multi-functional properties. The sensing and actuation properties are based on the theoretical telescoping property of multi-wall carbon nanotubes. The sensing property has been demonstrated in the literature. The actuation property is modeled in this paper but not demonstrated. Work is described that later may verify the actuation. Nanoskin samples are also fabricated and tested for mechanical, hydrophobicity, and capillarity properties. Overall, synthesis of dense arrays of long multi-wall carbon nanotubes is opening the door for the development of novel sensors, actuators, and multifunctional smart materials.

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YeoHeung Yun, Vesselin N. Shanov, Swathi Balaji, Yi Tu, Sergey Yarmolenko, Sudhir Neralla, Jag Sankar, Shankar Mall, Jay Lee, Larry W. Burggraf, Guangming Li, Volodymyr P. Sabelkin, and Mark J. Schulz "Developing a sensor, actuator, and nanoskin based on carbon nanotube arrays", Proc. SPIE 6174, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 61743Z (11 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660119

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