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Nano Research 2014, 7(6): 869-876 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-014-0448-5
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Interconnected graphene/polymer micro-tube piping composites for liquid sensing

Show Author's Information Tingting Yang1,2,§,  Hongze Zhang3,§,  Yan Wang4,  Xiao Li1,2,  Kunlin Wang1,  Jinquan Wei1,  Dehai Wu5,  Zhihong Li2,3( ),  Hongwei Zhu1,2( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine ProcessingKey Laboratory of Materials Processing Technology of MOE, Tsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
Center for Nano and Micro MechanicsTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano FabricationInstitute of Microelectronics, Peking UniversityBeijing100871China
Department of Physics, and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology LaboratoryInstitute for Advanced Study, Nanchang UniversityNanchang330031China
Department of Mechanical EngineeringTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China

§ These authors contributed equally to this work.

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graphene, liquid sensing, micro-tube piping, flexible devices, high sensitivity
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Detection and analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as pollutants in the atmosphere and liquids are of great significance because of the detrimental effects of VOCs. A polymer-coated graphene micro-tube piping (GMP) structure with a cross-linked and interconnected channel network was synthesized for liquid sensing. By virtue of their unique cross-linked and interconnected channel network configuration, polycrystalline conformation, and the support of a polymer layer, the resistivity of the 3D hollow micro-tubing GMPs was sensitive to strain, ensuring high sensitivity of the liquid sensor (R/R0 of ~4 × 103% for pure acetone and R/R0 of ~105% for 0.01 wt.% acetone solution). Due to the capillary force, the interfaces of the 3D structures can speed up the penetration of solvents into the polymer, thus promote distinct selectivity within seconds and significantly decrease the response time. Owing to their good selectivity, high sensitivity, rapid response and flexibility, and the ease of use of the sensors and the simplicity of the fabrication processes, the GMP/polymer composites should be a good candidate for liquid sensing.


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Interconnected graphene/polymer micro-tube piping composites for liquid sensing

Show Author's information Tingting Yang1,2,§, Hongze Zhang3,§, Yan Wang4, Xiao Li1,2, Kunlin Wang1, Jinquan Wei1, Dehai Wu5, Zhihong Li2,3( ), Hongwei Zhu1,2( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine ProcessingKey Laboratory of Materials Processing Technology of MOE, Tsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
Center for Nano and Micro MechanicsTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano FabricationInstitute of Microelectronics, Peking UniversityBeijing100871China
Department of Physics, and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology LaboratoryInstitute for Advanced Study, Nanchang UniversityNanchang330031China
Department of Mechanical EngineeringTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China

§ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Detection and analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as pollutants in the atmosphere and liquids are of great significance because of the detrimental effects of VOCs. A polymer-coated graphene micro-tube piping (GMP) structure with a cross-linked and interconnected channel network was synthesized for liquid sensing. By virtue of their unique cross-linked and interconnected channel network configuration, polycrystalline conformation, and the support of a polymer layer, the resistivity of the 3D hollow micro-tubing GMPs was sensitive to strain, ensuring high sensitivity of the liquid sensor (R/R0 of ~4 × 103% for pure acetone and R/R0 of ~105% for 0.01 wt.% acetone solution). Due to the capillary force, the interfaces of the 3D structures can speed up the penetration of solvents into the polymer, thus promote distinct selectivity within seconds and significantly decrease the response time. Owing to their good selectivity, high sensitivity, rapid response and flexibility, and the ease of use of the sensors and the simplicity of the fabrication processes, the GMP/polymer composites should be a good candidate for liquid sensing.

Keywords: graphene, liquid sensing, micro-tube piping, flexible devices, high sensitivity

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Received: 09 January 2014
Revised: 07 March 2014
Accepted: 11 March 2014
Published: 09 May 2014
Issue date: June 2014

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This work was supported by National Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51372133 and 91323304), Beijing Science and Technology Program (No. D141100000514001), and Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 2122027).

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