Comprehensive characterizations of contact, bulk and total resistance of strain-sensitive nanocomposite elastomer

Author

Hu, Huan ; Zhao, Shenshen ; Liu, Chang

Author_Institution

Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

24-28 Jan. 2010

Firstpage

236

Lastpage

239

Abstract

Strain-sensitive, conductive nanocomposite elastomer is an emerging MEMS material. Here, we present comprehensive characterization of contact resistance between nanocomposite elastomers and metal electrodes for different contact areas, applied forces, and contact metals. Further, we report new findings regarding the strain dependence of bulk resistance. These lead to important guidelines for designing generic elastomeric force-sensing devices.

Keywords

elastomers; mechanical contact; micromechanical devices; nanocomposites; MEMS material; applied forces; bulk characterization; bulk resistance; conductive nanocomposite elastomer; contact characterization; contact metals; contact resistance; elastomeric force-sensing devices; metal electrodes; strain dependence; strain-sensitive nanocomposite elastomer; total resistance characterization; Carbon nanotubes; Conducting materials; Contact resistance; Electrical resistance measurement; Electrodes; Force sensors; Guidelines; Kelvin; Micromechanical devices; Stress;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2010 IEEE 23rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wanchai, Hong Kong

ISSN

1084-6999

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5761-8

Electronic_ISBN

1084-6999

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442523

Filename

5442523