@article{ART003273924},
author={Chen Ru and Zhao Guangtai and Cao Xinmiao and Wang Wenxuan and Xiao Yunxiang and Tian Simeng and Dong Jize},
title={Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential},
journal={Carbon Letters},
issn={1976-4251},
year={2025},
volume={35},
number={5},
pages={2423-2434},
doi={10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2}
TY - JOUR
AU - Chen Ru
AU - Zhao Guangtai
AU - Cao Xinmiao
AU - Wang Wenxuan
AU - Xiao Yunxiang
AU - Tian Simeng
AU - Dong Jize
TI - Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential
JO - Carbon Letters
PY - 2025
VL - 35
IS - 5
PB - Korean Carbon Society
SP - 2423
EP - 2434
SN - 1976-4251
AB - Currently, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) paper (also called Buckypaper, BP) is highly promising for application in flexible electronic materials. However, the lack of flexibility and durability of BP greatly affects the comprehensive performance. Here, we propose a simple method for manufacturing a waterborne polyurethane (WPU) toughened carbon nanotube paper (WPU-BP) with excellent overall performance through vacuum filtration. In WPU-BP, as the content of WPU increased from 0 to 48.3%, the tensile strength increased from 8.08 to 16.25 MPa, and the elongation at break increased from 2.14 to 225.04%, while the conductivity decreased from 41.34 to 20.33 S/cm. The WPU-BP with the WPU content of 18.9% (CNP8) demonstrated the optimum strain sensing performance. The gauge factor of CNP8 can reach 8.57 with a response time of 145 ms. It can detect a wide range of body movements from large joint movements to slight breathing, and exhibits high stability, maintaining high stability even after 1000 cycles. In addition, CNP8 shows excellent Joule heating performance, it can reach 186.1 °C at 5 V, with heating and cooling times of only 16 and 18 s, respectively, as well as with good reproducibility. In a word, the as-prepared WPU-BP exhibits excellent both strain sensing performance and Joule heating effect, and holds significant potential for applications in heating devices and wearable sensors.
KW - Carbon nanotubes;Waterborne polyurethane;Joule heating;Strain sensing
DO - 10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2
ER -
Chen Ru, Zhao Guangtai, Cao Xinmiao, Wang Wenxuan, Xiao Yunxiang, Tian Simeng and Dong Jize. (2025). Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential. Carbon Letters, 35(5), 2423-2434.
Chen Ru, Zhao Guangtai, Cao Xinmiao, Wang Wenxuan, Xiao Yunxiang, Tian Simeng and Dong Jize. 2025, "Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential", Carbon Letters, vol.35, no.5 pp.2423-2434. Available from: doi:10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2
Chen Ru, Zhao Guangtai, Cao Xinmiao, Wang Wenxuan, Xiao Yunxiang, Tian Simeng, Dong Jize "Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential" Carbon Letters 35.5 pp.2423-2434 (2025) : 2423.
Chen Ru, Zhao Guangtai, Cao Xinmiao, Wang Wenxuan, Xiao Yunxiang, Tian Simeng, Dong Jize. Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential. 2025; 35(5), 2423-2434. Available from: doi:10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2
Chen Ru, Zhao Guangtai, Cao Xinmiao, Wang Wenxuan, Xiao Yunxiang, Tian Simeng and Dong Jize. "Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential" Carbon Letters 35, no.5 (2025) : 2423-2434.doi: 10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2
Chen Ru; Zhao Guangtai; Cao Xinmiao; Wang Wenxuan; Xiao Yunxiang; Tian Simeng; Dong Jize. Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential. Carbon Letters, 35(5), 2423-2434. doi: 10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2
Chen Ru; Zhao Guangtai; Cao Xinmiao; Wang Wenxuan; Xiao Yunxiang; Tian Simeng; Dong Jize. Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential. Carbon Letters. 2025; 35(5) 2423-2434. doi: 10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2
Chen Ru, Zhao Guangtai, Cao Xinmiao, Wang Wenxuan, Xiao Yunxiang, Tian Simeng, Dong Jize. Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential. 2025; 35(5), 2423-2434. Available from: doi:10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2
Chen Ru, Zhao Guangtai, Cao Xinmiao, Wang Wenxuan, Xiao Yunxiang, Tian Simeng and Dong Jize. "Waterborne polyurethane toughened carbon nanotube paper with excellent Joule heating properties and strain-sensing potential" Carbon Letters 35, no.5 (2025) : 2423-2434.doi: 10.1007/s42823-025-00934-2
