纳米二氧化硅粒径调控导电硅橡胶界面耦合与传感稳定性:实验与分子模拟

Controlling the particle size of nano-silica to regulate the coupling between conductive silicone rubber interfaces and sensing stability: experiments and molecular simulations

  • 摘要: 导电聚合物复合材料因其应变响应所引发的电阻变化特性,已广泛应用于柔性电子器件与智能传感领域。然而,在实际监测过程中,其输出电阻信号通常出现肩峰效应,该效应会导致信号不稳定,严重影响传感精度与可重复性。本研究通过调控纳米二氧化硅(NSD)粒径,实现对导电硅橡胶复合材料(PSR)中导电网络结构的增强调控。结果表明,当NSD粒径为100 nm(PSR-100)时在基体中形成有效的空间位阻结构,限制了石墨烯(GR)在硅橡胶(SR)分子链表面的滑移与重排,增强了GR与SR之间的界面耦合稳定性使得电阻响应滞后面积降低了69.78%,肩峰效应被成功消除。结合实验与分子动力学(MD)模拟分析了肩峰效应的产生与消除机制。此外,PSR-100 还表现出优异的力-电响应性能,其拉伸强度与断裂伸长率分别提高了26.87%和12.23%,变形灵敏度(GF) = 58354.21和200 ms 的快速响应时间。本研究通为柔性电子器件的高性能化及其在智能监测、可穿戴系统等领域的应用拓展提供了重要理论支持与技术路径。

     

    Abstract: Conductive polymer composites have been widely used in flexible electronics and smart sensing due to their strain-induced resistance changes. However, during practical applications, their resistance signals often exhibit a shoulder peak effect, resulting in signal instability and reduced sensing accuracy and reproducibility. In this study, conductive silicone rubber(SR) composites (PSR) were engineered with improved control the conductive network structure by adjusting the particle size of nano-silica (NSD). When the NSD particle size was 100 nm (PSR-100), a steric hindrance structure formed within the matrix, restricting the slippage and rearrangement of graphene (GR) along the SR molecular chains. This improved the interfacial coupling stability between GR and SR, reducing the resistance hysteresis area by 69.78% and effectively eliminating the shoulder peak effect. The underlying mechanisms of shoulder peak effect generation and suppression were elucidated through both experimental analysis and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Furthermore, PSR-100 demonstrated superior electromechanical performance, with tensile strength and elongation at break increased by 26.87% and 12.23%, respectively. It also exhibited a high gauge factor (GF) of 58,354.21 and a rapid response time of 200 ms. These findings offer valuable theoretical insights and technical strategies for developing high-performance flexible electronics and expanding their applications in smart monitoring and wearable technologies.

     

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