Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
2. Zhengzhou Research Institute Harbin Institute of Technology Zhengzhou 450041 China
Abstract
AbstractAs an indispensable aspect of flexible and printed electronics, flexible strain sensors composed of silver nanowires (AgNWs) have attracted significant attention recently. However, low resolution and large wire‐wire contact resistance still impede the stability and sensitivity of AgNW‐based flexible strain sensors. Herein, self‐reduced soldered AgNW pattern is fabricated by combining the high‐resolution electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing and joining of AgNWs. The resolution achieved by EHD printing is up to ≈20 µm. The contact resistance between AgNWs is greatly reduced by depositing Ag atoms at the AgNW junctions while EHD printing Ag ion ink on as‐prepared AgNW pattern. After self‐reduced soldering process, the sheet resistance decreases from 14.8 to 2.13 Ω sq−1. This process can be conducted under room temperature and ambient conditions and requires no external assistance from heat, light, or mechanical pressing. Furthermore, the deposited Ag atoms at the junctions remarkably improve the sensitivity (gauge factor 14.5–37.9) and stability (over 5000 stretching cycles with 25% strain). This superior sensitivity and stability occur because nano‐junctions induced by the self‐reduced soldering process significantly reduce the initial resistance and enable a robust network structure. This EHD‐based technique for nanojoining of AgNWs demonstrates its potential for flexible and wearable electronics.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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4 articles.
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