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  • Wrinkling Conductive Films Based on Vertical Graphene for Stretchable Strain Sensors

  • Hyojung Yong*, Hyeon-Jong Lee**, Ji Won Suk***†

  • * Department of Smart Fab. Technology, Sungkyunkwan University
    ** School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University
    *** School of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Smart Fab. Technology, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology(SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University

  • 신축성 스트레인 센서를 위한 수직그래핀 기반 전도성 필름의 주름 구조 생성

  • 용효중* · 이현종** · 석지원***†

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Correspondence to

  • Ji Won Suk

  • School of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Smart Fab. Technology, SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology(SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University

  • E-mail: jwsuk@skku.edu