Highly conductive and stretchable Ag nanowire/carbon nanotube hybrid conductors

摘要

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 ? lms 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 Eco ? ex 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/Eco ? ex hybrid material, which demonstrates suitability for interconnector applications in ? exible electronics.