A low-cost, highly-conductive polyvinyl alcohol flexible film with Ag-microsheets and AgNWs as fillers. Issue 84 (26th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mao, Yongyun; Guo, Junmei; Hu, Changyi; Yang, Hongwei; Yang, Yuwen; Chen, Song
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 6:Issue 84(2016)
• Page Start: 80905
• Page End: 80909
• Publication Date: 2016-08-26
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c6ra17851k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

Abstract : Low-cost, high-conductivity flexible conductive films were fabricated using Ag-microsheets, Ag-nanowires (AgNWs) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as conducting agents. The flexible conductive film shows good conductivity under stretching. Abstract : To fabricate the conductive composites with the low resistivity required for conductive films, a multi-layer network of AgNWs must be produced which may not be cost effective. Recently, we have counteracted the problem by using AgNWs and Ag-microsheets to form novel overlapping-junctions-nanostructures, which can significantly improve the electrical properties of conductive films. Subsequently, low-cost, highly-conductivity flexible conductive films were fabricated using Ag-microsheets, Ag-nanowires (AgNWs) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as conducting agents. Interestingly, the interconnected AgNWs and Ag-microsheets within the reciprocal architecture could effectively accommodate strain and show good conductivity under stretching (stretchability of 35%) before they ruptured into patches; thus having major commercial implications.