Highly conductive and stretchable Ag nanowire/carbon nanotube hybrid conductors

Fabricating stretchable conductors through simple, cost-effective and scalable methods is a challenge. Here, we report on an approach used to develop nanowelded Ag nanowire/single-walled carbon nanotube (AgNW/SWCNT) hybrid films to be used as high-performance stretchable conductors. Plasmonic weldin...

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Published inNanotechnology Vol. 25; no. 28; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Woo, Ju Yeon, Kim, Kyun Kyu, Lee, Jongsoo, Kim, Ju Tae, Han, Chang-Soo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.07.2014
Subjects
Arrays
Conductors
Electrical junctions
Electronics
Nanostructure
Nanowires
Plasmonics
Silver
Single wall carbon nanotubes
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Summary:Fabricating stretchable conductors through simple, cost-effective and scalable methods is a challenge. Here, we report on an approach used to develop nanowelded Ag nanowire/single-walled carbon nanotube (AgNW/SWCNT) hybrid films to be used as high-performance stretchable conductors. Plasmonic welding, which was done at the junctions of AgNWs in order to form hybrid AgNW/SWCNT conductors on an Ecoflex substrate, enabled excellent electrical and mechanical stability under large tensile strains of over 480% without the need to pre-strain. Furthermore, we demonstrate highly stretchable circuits that are used to power LED arrays. The LED arrays are formed using the plasmonic-welded AgNW/SWCNT/Ecoflex hybrid material, which demonstrates suitability for interconnector applications in flexible electronics.
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ISSN:0957-4484
1361-6528
DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/251281285203