Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 10, Issue 33, Pages 28027-28035Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b07287
Keywords
stretchable transparent electrode; PEDOT:PSS; triblock copolymer; sulfuric acid treatment; stretchable electronics
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant - Korea government (MSIP) [NRF-2016R1A2A1A05004935]
- KU-KIST School Project
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Here, we report on a highly conductive, stretchable, and transparent electrode of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) fabricated via modification with triblock copolymer, poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(propylene glycol)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEO20-PPO70-PEO20, Pluronic P123), and post-treatment with sulfuric acid. The fabricated electrode exhibits high transparency (89%), high electrical conductivity (similar to 1700 S/cm), and minimal change in resistance (similar to 4%) under repetitive stretch-release cycles at 40% tensile strain after stabilization. P123 acts as a secondary dopant and plasticizer, resulting in enhanced electrical conductivity and stretchability of PEDOT:PSS. Furthermore, after sulfuric acid post-treatment, P123 helps the electrode to maintain its stretchability. A successful demonstration of the stretchable interconnection was shown by stretching the P123-modified PEDOT:PSS electrodes, which were connected with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in series. Finally, a stretchable and transparent touch sensor consisting of our fabricated electrodes and an LED array and stretchable semitransparent supercapacitor were presented, suggesting a great potential of our electrodes in the application to various deformable devices.
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