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Stretchable Conductive Composites from Cu-Ag Nanowire Felt.

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Catenacci, MJ; Reyes, C; Cruz, MA; Wiley, BJ
Published in: ACS nano
April 2018

Materials that retain a high conductivity under strain are essential for wearable electronics. This article describes a conductive, stretchable composite consisting of a Cu-Ag core-shell nanowire felt infiltrated with a silicone elastomer. This composite exhibits a retention of conductivity under strain that is superior to any composite with a conductivity greater than 1000 S cm-1. This work also shows how the mechanical properties, conductivity, and deformation mechanism of the composite changes as a function of the stiffness of the silicone matrix. The retention of conductivity under strain was found to decrease as the Young's modulus of the matrix increased. This was attributed to void formation as a result of debonding between the nanowire felt and the elastomer. The nanowire composite was also patterned to create serpentine circuits with a stretchability of 300%.

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ACS nano

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1936-086X

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1936-0851

Publication Date

April 2018

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12

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4

Start / End Page

3689 / 3698

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  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
 

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Catenacci, M. J., Reyes, C., Cruz, M. A., & Wiley, B. J. (2018). Stretchable Conductive Composites from Cu-Ag Nanowire Felt. ACS Nano, 12(4), 3689–3698. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b00887
Catenacci, Matthew J., Christopher Reyes, Mutya A. Cruz, and Benjamin J. Wiley. “Stretchable Conductive Composites from Cu-Ag Nanowire Felt.ACS Nano 12, no. 4 (April 2018): 3689–98. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b00887.
Catenacci MJ, Reyes C, Cruz MA, Wiley BJ. Stretchable Conductive Composites from Cu-Ag Nanowire Felt. ACS nano. 2018 Apr;12(4):3689–98.
Catenacci, Matthew J., et al. “Stretchable Conductive Composites from Cu-Ag Nanowire Felt.ACS Nano, vol. 12, no. 4, Apr. 2018, pp. 3689–98. Epmc, doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b00887.
Catenacci MJ, Reyes C, Cruz MA, Wiley BJ. Stretchable Conductive Composites from Cu-Ag Nanowire Felt. ACS nano. 2018 Apr;12(4):3689–3698.
Journal cover image

Published In

ACS nano

DOI

EISSN

1936-086X

ISSN

1936-0851

Publication Date

April 2018

Volume

12

Issue

4

Start / End Page

3689 / 3698

Related Subject Headings

  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology