KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Korea.
Department of Chemical Engineering , Soongsil University , Seoul 06978 , Korea.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2019 Oct 9;11(40):37043-37050. doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b11557. Epub 2019 Sep 25.
As practical interest in stretchable electronics increases for future applications in wearables, healthcare, and robotics, the demand for electrical interconnects with high electrical conductivity, durability, printability, and adhesion is growing. Despite the high electrical conductivity and stretchability of most previous interconnects, they lack stable conductivity against strain and adhesion to stretchable substrates, leading to a limitation for their practical applications. Herein, we propose a stretchable conductive adhesive consisting of silver particles with carbon nanotube as an auxiliary filler in silicone adhesives. The conductive adhesive exhibits a high initial conductivity of 6450 S cm. They show little change in conductivity over 3000 stretching cycles at 50% strain, currently the highest stability reported for elastic conductors. Based on strong adhesion to stretchable substrates, the gel-free, dry adhesives printed on an elastic bandage for electrocardiography monitoring exhibit an extremely stable performance upon movement of the subject, even after several cycles of detachment-reattachment and machine washing.
随着人们对可拉伸电子产品的实际应用兴趣日益增加,例如可穿戴设备、医疗保健和机器人技术,对具有高导电性、耐用性、可印刷性和附着力的电气互连的需求也在不断增长。尽管大多数先前的互连具有高导电性和可拉伸性,但它们缺乏对应变的稳定导电性和对可拉伸基底的附着力,这限制了它们的实际应用。在此,我们提出了一种由银颗粒和碳纳米管作为辅助填料的硅酮胶粘剂组成的可拉伸导电胶。该导电胶的初始电导率高达 6450 S cm。它们在 50%应变下经过 3000 次拉伸循环后,其电导率几乎没有变化,这是目前弹性导体报道的最高稳定性。基于对可拉伸基底的强附着力,无需使用凝胶的、干燥的粘合剂可以打印在弹性绷带用于心电图监测,即使在经过多次拆卸-重新连接和机器清洗后,在主体运动时也能表现出极其稳定的性能。