Selective photonic sintering of Ag flakes embedded in silicone elastomers to fabricate stretchable conductors

Stretchable conductors have recently attracted much attention because of rapid developments in wearable and deformable electronics. Conductors are one of the essential components of electronic devices. A photonic sintering process with intense pulsed light from a xenon lamp is used for sintering pri...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Materials for optical and electronic devices, 2017, Vol.5 (45), p.11733-1174
Main Authors: Oh, Youngsu, Yoon, In Seon, Lee, Chihak, Kim, Sun Hong, Ju, Byeong-Kwon, Hong, Jae-Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circuit design
Conductivity
Conductors
Deformation wear
Elastomers
Electronic devices
Electronics
Flakes
Formability
Light emitting diodes
Photonics
Silicone resins
Sintering
Stretchability
Substrates
Wireless power transmission
Xenon lamps
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Summary:Stretchable conductors have recently attracted much attention because of rapid developments in wearable and deformable electronics. Conductors are one of the essential components of electronic devices. A photonic sintering process with intense pulsed light from a xenon lamp is used for sintering printed ink to fabricate conductors, without damaging the substrate. However, it is difficult to achieve the most desired properties such as high conductivity and mechanical stretchability in stretchable conductors fabricated by photonic sintering. Here, highly stretchable conductors are developed by the selective sintering of conductive materials embedded in silicone elastomers, overcoming this drawback. The conductors are composed of conductive Ag flakes and elastomeric Ecoflex. Photonic sintering generates conductive paths without damaging the transparent elastomer. As a result, a stretchability of 500% is achieved without the need for any structural designs. Furthermore, a wireless power transfer circuit incorporating the conductors was successfully applied to operate a light emitting diode wirelessly. This approach opens up the possibility of developing new types of stretchable and deformable electronics for future applications. Stretchable conductors have recently attracted much attention because of rapid developments in wearable and deformable electronics.
ISSN:2050-7526
2050-7534
DOI:10.1039/c7tc03828c