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A Healable, Semitransparent Silver Nanowire‐Polymer Composite Conductor
Author(s) -
Gong Chaokun,
Liang Jiajie,
Hu Wei,
Niu Xiaofan,
Ma Sungwon,
Hahn H. Thomas,
Pei Qibing
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201301069
Subject(s) - materials science , conductor , composite number , electrical conductor , percolation (cognitive psychology) , layer (electronics) , nanowire , polymer , composite material , nanotechnology , neuroscience , biology
A quick recovery: A semitransparent composite conductor comprising a layer of silver nanowire percolation network inlaid in the surface layer of a Diels–Alder‐based healable polymer film is fabricated. The composite is flexible and highly conductive, and is capable of both structural and electrical healing via heating. Cut samples that completely lose their conductivity can recover 97% of it within 5 minutes of heating at 110 °C. The cutting and healing can be repeated at the same location for multiple cycles.