Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey.
Nanotechnology. 2016 Oct 28;27(43):435201. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/43/435201. Epub 2016 Sep 21.
The modification of insulating fabrics with electrically conductive nanomaterials has opened up a novel application field. With the help of Joule heating mechanism, conductive fabrics can be used as mobile heaters. In this work, heatable textiles are fabricated using silver nanowires (Ag NWs). Cotton fabrics are decorated with polyol synthesized Ag NWs via a simple dip-and-dry method. The time-dependent thermal response of the fabrics under different applied voltages is investigated. It is found that the fabrics can be heated to 50 °C under an applied power density of as low as 0.05 W cm(-2). Uniform deposition of Ag NWs resulted in the homogeneous generation of heat. In addition, the stability of the fabrics with time and under different bending and washing conditions is examined. Moreover, a simple control circuit is fabricated and integrated in order to demonstrate the high potential of the fabrics for mobile applications. This work provides a roadmap for researchers who would like to work on heatable textiles with metallic NWs.
采用导电纳米材料对绝缘织物进行改性，开辟了一个新的应用领域。借助焦耳加热机制，导电织物可用作移动加热器。在这项工作中，使用银纳米线 (Ag NWs) 制造了可加热的纺织品。棉织物通过简单的浸涂和干燥方法用多元醇合成的 Ag NWs 进行装饰。研究了在不同外加电压下织物的随时间变化的热响应。结果发现，在低至 0.05 W cm(-2) 的外加功率密度下，织物可加热至 50°C。Ag NWs 的均匀沉积导致热量的均匀产生。此外，还研究了织物随时间的稳定性以及在不同弯曲和洗涤条件下的稳定性。此外，还制造并集成了一个简单的控制电路，以展示织物在移动应用方面的巨大潜力。这项工作为希望使用金属 NWs 研究可加热纺织品的研究人员提供了一条途径。
