• 文献标题:   All inkjet-printed graphene-based conductive patterns for wearable e-textile applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KARIM N, AFROJ S, MALANDRAKI A, BUTTERWORTH S, BEACH C, RIGOUT M, NOVOSELOV KS, CASSON AJ, YEATES SG
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
  • ISSN:   2050-7526 EI 2050-7534
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Manchester
  • 被引频次:   39
  • DOI:   10.1039/c7tc03669h
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Inkjet printing of graphene inks is considered to be very promising for wearable e-textile applications as benefits of both inkjet printing and extra-ordinary electronic, optical and mechanical properties of graphene can be exploited. However, the common problem associated with inkjet printing of conductive inks on textiles is the difficulty to print a continuous conductive path on a rough and porous textile surface. Here we report inkjet printing of an organic nanoparticle based surface pre-treatment onto textiles to enable all inkjet-printed graphene e-textiles for the first time. The functionalized organic nanoparticles present a hydrophobic breathable coating on textiles. Subsequent inkjet printing of a continuous conductive electrical path onto the pre-treated coating reduced the sheet resistance of graphene-based printed e-textiles by three orders of magnitude from 1.09 x 10(6) Omega sq(-1) to 2.14 x 103 Omega sq(-1) compared with untreated textiles. We present several examples of how this finding opens up opportunities for real world applications of printed, low cost and environmentally friendly graphene wearable e-textiles.