Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications: 10th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2016, London, UK, July 4-7, 2016, Proceedings, Part 2

The two-volume set LNCS 9774 and 9775 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference EuroHaptics 2016, held in London, UK, in July 2016

Polymer-Nanostructured Carbon Composites as Multifunctional Sensor Materials: Design, Processing, and Properties

Our recent achievements in design, processing and studies of physical properties of polymer-nanostructured carbon composites (PNCC) as prospective strain sensor and gas sensor materials are presented. Mechanical, electrical and gas sorption properties have been investigated. Electrically conductive atomic force microscopy (EC AFM), positron annihilation life-time spectroscopy (PALS) and broadband (100 Hz - 2.5 THz) dielectric spectroscopy have been used to investigate the causes of gigantic sensing effects in PNCC. As a result, multifunctional polymer-nanostructured carbon composites exhibiting simultaneously excellent strain sensor and gas sensor properties have been obtained and the existing models of sensing effects improved