title: Highly conductive and stretchable Ag nanowire/carbon nanotube hybrid conductors.
abstract: Fabricating stretchable conductors through simple, cost-effective and scalable methods is a challenge. Here, we report on an approach used to develop nanowelded Ag nanowire/single-walled carbon nanotube (AgNW/SWCNT) hybrid films to be used as high-performance stretchable conductors. Plasmonic welding, which was done at the junctions of AgNWs in order to form hybrid AgNW/SWCNT conductors on an Ecoflex substrate, enabled excellent electrical and mechanical stability under large tensile strains of over 480% without the need to pre-strain. Furthermore, we demonstrate highly stretchable circuits that are used to power LED arrays. The LED arrays are formed using the plasmonic-welded AgNW/SWCNT/Ecoflex hybrid material, which demonstrates suitability for interconnector applications in flexible electronics.
authors: Ju Yeon
authors: JY
authors: Woo
authors: Kyun Kyu
authors: KK
authors: Kim
authors: Jongsoo
authors: J
authors: Lee
authors: Ju Tae
authors: JT
authors: Kim
authors: Chang-Soo
authors: CS
authors: Han