title: Incorporation of ZnO and their composite nanostructured material into a cotton fabric platform for wearable device applications.
abstract: The central idea of this paper is to innovate a new approach for the development of wearable device materials through the coating of cotton fabric with ZnO and Sb-/Ag-/ZnO composites. The study was designed in order to have a clear understanding of the role of ZnO as well as the modified composite thereof under investigation. Cotton fabric with uniform ZnO/ZnO-composite layers on the surface was successfully synthesized via a solvothermal method. The growth behaviors were investigated by comparing ZnO and ZnO-composites. The structural, morphological, chemical states, optical, electrical and thermopower properties of these fabrics were studied. Nanostructured ZnO-composite fabric had enhanced UV shielding with a value of 83.96. It is found that the ZnO-composite fabrics have increased electrical conductivity. The thermopower value of the ZnO-composite fabric could reach 471.9μVK-1. Such materials are anticipated to be worthwhile as wearable electronic devices and as protective textiles.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan. Electronic address: pandiyarasan@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Pandiyarasan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veluswamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Suhasini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sathiyamoorthy
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Faizan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Aranya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Majumdar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abhijit
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan. Electronic address: ikeda@rie.shizuoka.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
keywords: Composites; Nanostructure; Solvothermal; Thermopower; UV shielding; ZnO