Ultrasensitive and highly selective graphene-based single yarn for use in wearable gas sensor

Abstract

Electric components based on fibers or textiles have been investigated owing to their potential applications in wearable devices. High performance on response to gas, drape-ability and washing durability are of important for gas sensors based on fiber substrates. In this report, we demonstrate the bendable and washable electronic textile (e-textile) gas sensors composed of reduced graphene oxides (RGOs) using commercially available yarn and molecular glue through an electrostatic self-assembly. The e-textile gas sensor possesses chemical durability to several detergent washing treatments and mechanical stability under 1,000 bending tests at an extreme bending radius of 1mm as well as a high response to NO 2 gas at room temperature with selectivity to other gases such as acetone, ethanol, ethylene, and CO 2.