Wearable and washable light/thermal emitting textiles. Issue 9 (6th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tian, Zhihui; Zhang, Heshan; Xiu, Fei; Zhang, Minjie; Zou, Jiahao; Ban, Chaoyi; Nie, Yijie; Jiang, Wenjie; Hu, Bin; Liu, Juqing
• Is Part Of: Nanoscale advances. Volume 3:Issue 9(2021)
• Page Start: 2475
• Page End: 2480
• Publication Date: 2021-04-06
• Subjects: 620.5
• DOI: 10.1039/d1na00063b
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2516-0230

Abstract

Abstract : A light/thermal emitting e-textile with great mechanical stability based on a sandwich-structured tri-electrode device is reported, endowing it with great application potential in smart wearable electronics. Abstract : Electronic textiles (e-textiles) typically comprise fabric substrates with electronic components capable of heating, sensing, lighting and data storage. In this work, we rationally designed and fabricated anisotropic light/thermal emitting e-textiles with great mechanical stability based on a sandwich-structured tri-electrode device. By coating silver nanowire network/thermal insulation bilayer on fabrics, an anisotropic thermal emitter can be realized for smart heat management. By further covering the emissive film and the top electrode on the bilayer, light emitters with desirable patterns and colors are extracted from the top surface via an alternative current derived electroluminescence. Both the light and thermal emitting functions can be operated simultaneously or separately. Particularly, our textiles exhibit reliable heating and lighting performance in water, revealing excellent waterproof feature and washing stability.