Highly stretchable and highly conductive metal electrode by very long metal nanowire percolation network.

Lee, Phillip; Lee, Jinhwan; Lee, Hyungman; Yeo, Junyeob; Hong, Sukjoon; Nam, Koo Hyun; Lee, Dongjin; Lee, Seung Seob et al. · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A highly stretchable metal electrode is developed via the solution-processing of very long (>100 μm) metallic nanowires and subsequent percolation network formation via low-temperature nanowelding. The stretchable metal electrode from very long metal nanowires demonstrated high electrical conductivity (~9 ohm sq(-1) ) and mechanical compliance (strain > 460%) at the same time. This method is expected to overcome the performance limitation of the current stretchable electronics such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and buckled nanoribbons.

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