Extraordinarily high conductivity of flexible adhesive films by hybrids of silver nanoparticle-nanowires.
Highly conductive flexible adhesive (CFA) film was developed using micro-sized silver flakes (primary fillers), hybrids of silver nanoparticle-nanowires (secondary fillers) and nitrile butadiene rubber. The hybrids of silver nanoparticle-nanowires were synthesized by decorating silver nanowires with silver nanoparticle clusters using bifunctional cysteamine as a linker. The dispersion in ethanol was excellent for several months. Silver nanowires constructed electrical networks between the micro-scale silver flakes. The low-temperature surface sintering of silver nanoparticles enabled effective joining of silver nanowires to silver flakes. The hybrids of silver nanoparticle-nanowires provided a greater maximum conductivity (54 390 S cm(-1)) than pure silver nanowires, pure multiwalled carbon nanotubes, and multiwalled carbon nanotubes decorated with silver nanoparticles in nitrile butadiene rubber matrix. The resistance change was smallest upon bending when the hybrids of silver nanoparticle-nanowires were employed. The adhesion of the film on polyethylene terephthalate substrate was excellent. Light emitting diodes were successfully wired to the CFA circuit patterned by the screen printing method for application demonstration.
Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Korea.
C Muhammed
CM
Ajmal
School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Korea.
Mini Mol
MM
Menamparambath
School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Korea.
Hyouk Ryeol
HR
Choi
School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Korea.
Seunghyun
S
Baik