Direct ink write multi-material printing of PDMS-BTO composites with MWCNT electrodes for flexible force sensors
Abstract
Here, with recent advances of additive manufacturing technology, direct ink write (DIW) printing has allowed to incorporate multi-material printing of various materials with freedom of design and complex geometric shapes to complete functional sensors in a one-step fabrication. This paper introduces the use of DIW 3D printing of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with barium titanate (BTO) filler as stretchable composites with tunable piezoelectric properties that can be used for force sensors applications. To improve the bonding between stretchable piezoelectric composites and electrodes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes was included in the fabrication of electrodes at a fixed ratio of 11 wt. %. The alignment of the BTO dipoles was achieved through corona poling method, which applies an electric charge on the surface layer of the functional material, aligning the dipoles in the desired direction and thus gaining the piezoelectricity. Different BTO mixing ratios (10–50 wt. %) were evaluated in order to obtain tunable piezoelectric properties and compare the sensitivity with respect their elastic properties. Tensile testing and piezoelectric testing were carried out to characterize mechanical and piezoelectric properties. Results showed that fabricated PDMS with 50 wt. % BTO gave the highest piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of 11.5 pC N-1 and with an output voltage ofmore »
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[1];
- Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States)
- Kansas City Nuclear Security Campus (KCNSC), Kansas City, MO (United States)
- (Bill) [Univ. of Texas at El Paso, TX (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Kansas City Nuclear Security Campus (KCNSC), Kansas City, MO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1866098
- Report Number(s):
- NSC-614-4144
Journal ID: ISSN 2058-8585; DE-NA0002839
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003865; NA0002839
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Flexible and Printed Electronics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2058-8585
- Publisher:
- IOPscience
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; multi-material printing, piezoelectric devices, flexible force sensors
Citation Formats
Renteria, Anabel, Balcorta, Victor H., Marquez, Cory, Rodriguez, Aaron A., Renteria-Marquez, Ivan, Regis, Jaime, Wilburn, Bethany, Patterson, Steven, Espalin, David, Tseng, Tzu-Liang, and Lin, Yirong. Direct ink write multi-material printing of PDMS-BTO composites with MWCNT electrodes for flexible force sensors. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1088/2058-8585/ac442e.
Renteria, Anabel, Balcorta, Victor H., Marquez, Cory, Rodriguez, Aaron A., Renteria-Marquez, Ivan, Regis, Jaime, Wilburn, Bethany, Patterson, Steven, Espalin, David, Tseng, Tzu-Liang, & Lin, Yirong. Direct ink write multi-material printing of PDMS-BTO composites with MWCNT electrodes for flexible force sensors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-8585/ac442e
Renteria, Anabel, Balcorta, Victor H., Marquez, Cory, Rodriguez, Aaron A., Renteria-Marquez, Ivan, Regis, Jaime, Wilburn, Bethany, Patterson, Steven, Espalin, David, Tseng, Tzu-Liang, and Lin, Yirong. Tue .
"Direct ink write multi-material printing of PDMS-BTO composites with MWCNT electrodes for flexible force sensors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-8585/ac442e. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1866098.
@article{osti_1866098,
title = {Direct ink write multi-material printing of PDMS-BTO composites with MWCNT electrodes for flexible force sensors},
author = {Renteria, Anabel and Balcorta, Victor H. and Marquez, Cory and Rodriguez, Aaron A. and Renteria-Marquez, Ivan and Regis, Jaime and Wilburn, Bethany and Patterson, Steven and Espalin, David and Tseng, Tzu-Liang and Lin, Yirong},
abstractNote = {Here, with recent advances of additive manufacturing technology, direct ink write (DIW) printing has allowed to incorporate multi-material printing of various materials with freedom of design and complex geometric shapes to complete functional sensors in a one-step fabrication. This paper introduces the use of DIW 3D printing of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with barium titanate (BTO) filler as stretchable composites with tunable piezoelectric properties that can be used for force sensors applications. To improve the bonding between stretchable piezoelectric composites and electrodes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes was included in the fabrication of electrodes at a fixed ratio of 11 wt. %. The alignment of the BTO dipoles was achieved through corona poling method, which applies an electric charge on the surface layer of the functional material, aligning the dipoles in the desired direction and thus gaining the piezoelectricity. Different BTO mixing ratios (10–50 wt. %) were evaluated in order to obtain tunable piezoelectric properties and compare the sensitivity with respect their elastic properties. Tensile testing and piezoelectric testing were carried out to characterize mechanical and piezoelectric properties. Results showed that fabricated PDMS with 50 wt. % BTO gave the highest piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of 11.5 pC N-1 and with an output voltage of 385 mV under compression loading of >200 lbF. This demonstrates feasibility of using multi-material DIW printing to fabricate piezoelectric force sensors with integrated electrodes in one-step without compromising the flexibility of the material.},
doi = {10.1088/2058-8585/ac442e},
journal = {Flexible and Printed Electronics},
number = 1,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Tue Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2022}
}
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