Abstract
Transparent electrodes with superior flexibility and stretchability as well as good electrical and optical properties are required for applications in wearable electronics with comfort designs and high performances. Here, we present hybrid nanostructures as stretchable and transparent electrodes based on graphene and networks of metal nanowires, and investigate their optical, electrical, and mechanical properties. High electrical and optical characteristics, superb bendability (folded in half), excellent stretchability (10,000 times in stretching cycles with 100% in tensile strain toward a uniaxial direction and 30% in tensile strain toward a multi-axial direction), strong robustness against electrical breakdown and thermal oxidation were obtained through comprehensive study. We believe that these results suggest a substantial promise application in future electronics.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 27 |
| Journal | Nanoscale Research Letters |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea through Basic Science Research Program of National Research Foundation (2013R1A2A2A01068542), IT R&D program (10041416), Materials Original Technology Program (10041222), Technology Innovation Program (Grant 10044410), Convergence Technology Development Program for Bionic Arm (NRF-2014M3C1B2048198), and Pioneer Research Center Program (NRF-2014M3C1A3001208).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Lee et al.; licensee Springer.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics