Towards conductive textiles: coating polymeric fibres with graphene
| authors | Neves, AIS; Rodrigues, DP; De Sanctis, A; Alonso, ET; Pereira, MS; Amaral, VS; Melo, LV; Russo, S; de Schrijver, I; Alves, H; Craciun, MF |
| nationality | International |
| journal | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS |
| keywords | CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION; FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE; WEARABLE ELECTRONICS; MONOLAYER GRAPHENE; PLASMA TREATMENT; TRANSPARENT; ADHESION; DEVICES; SURFACE; GROWTH |
| 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 Omega sq(-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. |
| publisher | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
| issn | 2045-2322 |
| year published | 2017 |
| volume | 7 |
| digital object identifier (doi) | 10.1038/s41598-017-04453-7 |
| web of science category | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| subject category | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| unique article identifier | WOS:000404037400017 |
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| 5 year journal impact factor (jcr 2016): | 4.847 |
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