Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 33, Issue 43, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104634
Keywords
binary metals; liquid metasl; metal-polymer composites; phase transition; soft conductors
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21774020, 52173249]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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This research introduces the stimuli-driven transition from biphasic to monophasic state of liquid metal into polymer science to form dynamic soft conductors from the binary metal-polymer composites for the first time. Conducting stretchable polymer composite is developed using a judiciously chosen biphasic binary metal that undergoes conductor to insulator transition upon stretching, with insulating stretched films becoming conducting upon heating.
Metal-polymer composites (MPCs) with combined properties of metals and polymers have achieved much industrial success. However, metals in MPCs are thought to be ordinary and invariable electrically conductive fillers in supportive polymers to show limited use in modern technologies. This work that is disclosed here, for the first time, introduces stimuli-driven transition from biphasic to monophasic state of liquid metal into polymer science to form dynamic soft conductors from the binary metal-polymer composites. The binary metal that exhibits temperature-driven reversible transition between solid and liquid states via a biphasic state is fabricated. A conducting stretchable polymer composite is developed using the judiciously chosen biphasic binary metal that undergoes conductor to insulator transition upon stretching. Insulating stretched films become conducting upon heating. A tube model elegantly describes such distinctive deformation/temperature-dependent behaviors. Moreover, the conducting polymer composite shows decrease in its resistance upon increasing the sample temperature. The resistance can be tuned from 1 to 10(8) omega depending on the state of binary metal in the phase diagram. This work would build the intimate and interesting connection between metal phases and polymer science toward next-generation soft conductors and beyond.
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