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Flexible Composites: Carbon Nanotube Fiber Based Stretchable Conductor (Adv. Funct. Mater. 7/2013)
Author(s) -
Zu Mei,
Li Qingwen,
Wang Guojian,
Byun JoonHyung,
Chou TsuWei
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370034
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , carbon nanotube , conductor , buckling , electrical conductor , composite number , fiber , deformation (meteorology)
Stretchable conductors based on buckled carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers are fabricated using a simple prestraining‐then‐buckling approach. The primary deformation mode of the CNT fibers is lateral kinking. This buckling shape is quite different from the sinusoidal shape observed previously in systems that are otherwise similar. As reported by Tsu‐Wei Chou and co‐workers on page 789 , the prepared CNT fiber/poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) composite film shows excellent stability and repeatability in performance as a stretchable conductor.