• 文献标题:   Liquid Metal Droplet and Graphene Co-Fillers for Electrically Conductive Flexible Composites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SABORIO MG, CAI SX, TANG JB, GHASEMIAN MB, MAYYAS M, HAN JL, CHRISTOE MJ, PENG SH, KOSHY P, ESRAFILZADEH D, JALILI R, WANG CH, KALANTARZADEH K
  • 作者关键词:   conductivity, gallium, graphene, indium, mechanical agitation
  • 出版物名称:   SMALL
  • ISSN:   1613-6810 EI 1613-6829
  • 通讯作者地址:   UNSW
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1002/smll.201903753 EA SEP 2019
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Colloidal liquid metal alloys of gallium, with melting points below room temperature, are potential candidates for creating electrically conductive and flexible composites. However, inclusion of liquid metal micro- and nanodroplets into soft polymeric matrices requires a harsh auxiliary mechanical pressing to rupture the droplets to establish continuous pathways for high electrical conductivity. However, such a destructive strategy reduces the integrity of the composites. Here, this problem is solved by incorporating small loading of nonfunctionalized graphene flakes into the composites. The flakes introduce cavities that are filled with liquid metal after only relatively mild press-rolling (<0.1 MPa) to form electrically conductive continuous pathways within the polymeric matrix, while maintaining the integrity and flexibility of the composites. The composites are characterized to show that even very low graphene loadings (approximate to 0.6 wt%) can achieve high electrical conductivity. The electrical conductance remains nearly constant, with changes less than 0.5%, even under a relatively high applied pressure of >30 kPa. The composites are used for forming flexible electrically-conductive tracks in electronic circuits with a self-healing property. The demonstrated application of co-fillers, together with liquid metal droplets, can be used for establishing electrically-conductive printable-composite tracks for future large-area flexible electronics.