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Sensors: Glass Fibers with Carbon Nanotube Networks as Multifunctional Sensors (Adv. Funct. Mater. 12/2010)
Author(s) -
Gao Shanglin,
Zhuang RongChuan,
Zhang Jie,
Liu JianWen,
Mäder Edith
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201090050
Subject(s) - materials science , interphase , carbon nanotube , composite material , glass transition , piezoresistive effect , epoxy , electrical conductor , glass fiber , nanotechnology , coating , polymer , genetics , biology
A semiconductive interphase between a glass fi ber and an epoxy matrix is achieved by coating carbon nanotubes on the glass fiber, as reported by S.‐L. Gao, E. Mäder, et al. on page 1885 . The interphase at the nanoscale provides multifunctional sensibility, which can be observed by electric force microscopy. The resulting composites with an ultra‐high anisotropic electrical property are capable of detecting piezoresistive effects as well as the local glass transition temperature.