Microfabrication and characterization of spray-coated single-wall carbon nanotube film strain gauges

Nanotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 45, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Dongil ^a   Hong, Hyun Pyo ^a   Lee, Chul Jin ^a   Park, Chan Won ^b   Min, Nam Ki ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRAIN; COMPRESSIVE TESTING; FILM STRAIN; GAUGE FACTORS; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOAD CELLS; MACRO SCALE; MICRO GRID; MICROFABRICATION PROCESS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RESISTANCE CHANGE; SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS; SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; STRAIN SENSITIVITY; TEST RESULTS;

LOAD TESTING; METAL FOIL; METAL TESTING; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROMACHINING; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); STRAIN GAGES; TENSILE TESTING;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 80054957760     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/45/455301     Document Type: Article

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