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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Volume 24, Issue 19, Pages 2865-2874Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201302869
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- Engineering and Physical Science Faculty, University of Manchester
- EPSRC [EP/I023879/1, EP/G035954/1]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/I023879/1, EP/G035954/1, EP/K005014/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/G035954/1, EP/I023879/1, EP/K005014/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Functional graphene optical sensors are now viable due to the recent developments in hand-held Raman spectroscopy and the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of graphene films. Herein, the strain in graphene/poly (methyl methacrylate) sensor coatings is followed using Raman band shifts. The performance of an ideal mechanically-exfoliated single crystal graphene flake is compared to a scalable CVD graphene film. The dry-transferred mechanically exfoliated sample has no residual stresses, whereas the CVD sample is in compression following the solvent evaporation during its transfer. The behavior of the sensors under cyclic deformation shows an initial breakdown of the graphene-polymer interface with the interface then stabilizing after several cycles. The Raman 2D band shift rates per unit strain of the exfoliated graphene are approximate to 35% higher than CVD graphene making the former more strain sensitive. However, for practical wide-area applications, CVD graphene coatings are still viable candidates as a Raman system can be used to read the strain in any 5 m diameter spot in the coating to an absolute accuracy of approximate to 0.01% strain and resolution of approximate to 27 microstrains (mu s), which compares favorably to commercial photoelastic systems.
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