Towards conductive textiles: coating polymeric fibres with graphene
Abstract Conducting fibres are essential to the development of e-textiles. We demonstrate a method to make common insulating textile fibres conductive, by coating them with graphene. The resulting fibres display sheet resistance values as low as 600 Ωsq−1, demonstrating that the high conductivity of...
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doaj-1dd83ae2b45847feb95001fefb6bebf12020-12-08T00:41:36ZengNature Publishing GroupScientific Reports2045-23222017-06-017111010.1038/s41598-017-04453-7Towards conductive textiles: coating polymeric fibres with grapheneAna I. S. Neves0Daniela P. Rodrigues1Adolfo De Sanctis2Elias Torres Alonso3Maria S. Pereira4Vitor S. Amaral5Luis V. Melo6Saverio Russo7Isabel de Schrijver8Helena Alves9Monica F. Craciun10Centre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of ExeterDepartment of Physics and CICECO, University of AveiroCentre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of ExeterCentre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of ExeterDepartment of Physics and CICECO, University of AveiroDepartment of Physics and CICECO, University of AveiroINESC-MN and INCentre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of ExeterCenTexBelDepartment of Physics and CICECO, University of AveiroCentre for Graphene Science, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of ExeterAbstract Conducting fibres are essential to the development of e-textiles. We demonstrate a method to make common insulating textile fibres conductive, by coating them with graphene. The resulting fibres display sheet resistance values as low as 600 Ωsq−1, demonstrating that the high conductivity of graphene is not lost when transferred to textile fibres. An extensive microscopic study of the surface of graphene-coated fibres is presented. We show that this method can be employed to textile fibres of different materials, sizes and shapes, and to different types of graphene. These graphene-based conductive fibres can be used as a platform to build integrated electronic devices directly in textiles.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04453-7 |
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Ana I. S. Neves Daniela P. Rodrigues Adolfo De Sanctis Elias Torres Alonso Maria S. Pereira Vitor S. Amaral Luis V. Melo Saverio Russo Isabel de Schrijver Helena Alves Monica F. Craciun |
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Ana I. S. Neves Daniela P. Rodrigues Adolfo De Sanctis Elias Torres Alonso Maria S. Pereira Vitor S. Amaral Luis V. Melo Saverio Russo Isabel de Schrijver Helena Alves Monica F. Craciun Towards conductive textiles: coating polymeric fibres with graphene Scientific Reports |
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Abstract Conducting fibres are essential to the development of e-textiles. We demonstrate a method to make common insulating textile fibres conductive, by coating them with graphene. The resulting fibres display sheet resistance values as low as 600 Ωsq−1, demonstrating that the high conductivity of graphene is not lost when transferred to textile fibres. An extensive microscopic study of the surface of graphene-coated fibres is presented. We show that this method can be employed to textile fibres of different materials, sizes and shapes, and to different types of graphene. These graphene-based conductive fibres can be used as a platform to build integrated electronic devices directly in textiles. |
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