Journal
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/10/105305
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- IRC in Nanotechnology
- EPSRC
- Cambridge Gates Trust
- Homerton College
- Oppenheimer Research Fellowship
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We report the use of near-field electrospinning (NFES) as a route to fabricate composite electrodes. Electrodes made of composite fibers of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in polyethylene oxide (PEO) are formed via liquid deposition, with precise control over their configuration. The electromechanical properties of free-standing fibers and fibers deposited on elastic substrates are studied in detail. In particular, we examine the elastic deformation limit of the resulting free-standing fibers and find, similarly to bulk PEO composites, that the plastic deformation onset is below 2% of tensile strain. In comparison, the apparent deformation limit is much improved when the fibers are integrated onto a stretchable, elastic substrate. It is hoped that the NFES fabrication protocol presented here can provide a platform to direct-write polymeric electrodes, and to integrate both stiff and soft electrodes onto a variety of polymeric substrates.
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