A highly stretchable, transparent, and conductive polymer
Stanford University · SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Previous breakthroughs in stretchable electronics stem from strain engineering and nanocomposite approaches. Routes toward intrinsically stretchable molecular materials remain scarce but, if successful, will enable simpler fabrication processes, such as direct printing and coating, mechanically robust devices, and more intimate contact with objects. We report a highly stretchable conducting polymer, realized with a range of enhancers that serve a dual function: (i) they change morphology and (ii) they act as conductivity-enhancing dopants in poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The polymer films exhibit conductivities comparable to the best reported values for PEDOT:PSS, with…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 58.38
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 45
Authors
16Topics & keywords
- Electrical conductor
- Polymer
- Nanotechnology
- Materials science
- Conductive polymer
- Polymer science
- Composite material
Funding
- NSNational Science FoundationAwards: 1553638, CMMI-1553638, ID0E4RAK13700
- UDU.S. Department of EnergyAwards: 76SF00515, DE-AC02, AC02-76SF00515, ID0EEXAK13701, DE-AC02-
- SNSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- SSamsungAwards: ID0E11AK13702, CMMI-1553638
- OOOffice of ScienceAwards: AC02-76SF00515, DE-AC02-76SF00515, DE-AC02, 76SF00515
- DODivision of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing InnovationAward: CMMI-1553638
- BEBasic Energy SciencesAwards: DE-AC02, DE-AC02-76SF00515, 76SF00515, AC02-76SF00515
- AFAir Force Office of Scientific ResearchAwards: FA9550-15-1-0106, ID0EMNAK13699
- SNSLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryAwards: AC02-76SF00515, DE-AC02-76SF00515