Highly conductive and stretchable Ag nanowire/carbon nanotube hybrid conductors

Ju Yeon Woo, Kyun Kyu Kim, Jongsoo Lee, Ju Tae Kim, Chang-Soo Han

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number285203
JournalNanotechnology
Volume25
Issue number28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Jul 18

Keywords

  • carbon nanotube
  • plasmonic welding
  • silver nanowire
  • transparent conductive film

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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