Extreme piezoresistivity of silicone/nickel nanocomposites for high resolution large strain measurement

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 197-206

  Johnson, Oliver K ^a   Kaschner, George C ^b   Mason, Thomas A ^b   Fullwood, David T ^a   Hyatt, Tommy ^a   Adams, Brent L ^a   Cole, Kevin ^a   Hansen, George ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Conductive Composites LLC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Large strain; Nanocomposite; Nanostrands; Piezoresistivity; Sensor

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; HIGH RESOLUTION; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; LARGE STRAINS; LARGE-STRAIN; MOTION SENSING; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; NANOSTRANDS; NICKEL-COATED CARBON FIBER; PIEZORESISTIVITY; STRAIN RANGES; STRAIN RATE SENSITIVITY; STRAIN SENSING; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES;

CARBON FIBERS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAGES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SENSORS; SILICONES; TENSILE TESTING;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 77952660458     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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