• 文献标题:   Scalable Production of Graphene-Based Wearable E-Textiles
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KARIM N, AFROJ S, TAN SR, HE P, FERNANDO A, CARR C, NOVOSELOV KS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, wearable, etextile, textile sensor, activity monitoring
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851 EI 1936-086X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Manchester
  • 被引频次:   49
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsnano.7b05921
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Graphene-based wearable e-textiles are considered to be promising due to their advantages over traditional metal-based technology. However, the manufacturing process is complex and currently not suitable for industrial scale application. Here we report a simple, scalable, and cost-effective method of producing graphene-based wearable e-textiles through the chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) to make stable reduced graphene oxide (rGO) dispersion which can then be applied to the textile fabric using a simple pad-dry technique. This application method allows the potential manufacture of conductive graphene e-textiles at commercial production rates of similar to 150 m/min. The graphene e-textile materials produced are durable and washable with acceptable softness/hand feel. The rGO coating enhanced the tensile strength of cotton fabric and also the flexibility due to the increase in strain% at maximum load. We demonstrate the potential application of these graphene e-textiles for wearable electronics with activity monitoring sensor. This could potentially lead to a multifunctional single graphene e-textile garment that can act both as sensors and flexible heating elements powered by the energy stored in graphene textile supercapacitors.