基于皱纹模板的Ag基柔性复合材料的可控制备及其导电性-材料工程专业论文.docxVIP

ABSTRACT Recently, flexible electronic devices have many potential applications in solar cells, robotic skins and wearable displays. How to controllably fabricate stretchable conductors including interconnects, films, and circuits is the key to develop the flexible electronics. At present, the critical challenge is the simultaneous incorporation of excellent mechanical compliance (strain 1%) and the stability of metallic conductive property. Here, we report a novel simple low-cost approach to construct stretchable conductors with ideal comprehensive performances. Namely, Ag film is deposited on the wrinkled PDMS substrate by electroless plating to form the compliant conductor. In this thesis, we investigate the influence of the prestrain of the wrinkled PDMS on the resulting conductivity. We discuss the change of conductivity and the surface morphologies of the stretchable conductor obtained from different prestrain when the conductor is stretched. We observe the slight decrease in conductivity when the as-made conductor is stretched with the strain lower than the prestrain. When the conductor is overstretched with the tensile strain larger than the prestrain, the resistance increases immediately because of the crack of the Ag layer. Secondly, the effects of the temperature and time of the electroless deposition on the resulting performances have been studied. It is seen that the grain size of the Ag layer on the wrinkled PDMS increases and the distance between Ag nanoparticles decreases along with the plating time, resulting in the decrease in the resistance. However the stability of the conductivity declines when the conductor is stretched, because longer electroless plating leads to too thicker Ag film. When increasing the temperature, the above influence of the plating time is more obvious. Finally, we explore the stability of electric properties of the conductor when it is subjected to the repetitive stretching/retraction processing. The results show the c