Issue 4, 2016

Moving beyond flexible to stretchable conductive electrodes using metal nanowires and graphenes

Abstract

Stretchable and/or flexible electrodes and their associated electronic devices have attracted great interest because of their possible applications in high-end technologies such as lightweight, large area, wearable, and biointegrated devices. In particular, metal nanowires and graphene derivatives are chosen for electrodes because they show low resistance and high mechanical stability. Here, we review stretchable and flexible soft electrodes by discussing in depth the intrinsic properties of metal NWs and graphenes that are driven by their dimensionality. We investigate these properties with respect to electronics, optics, and mechanics from a chemistry perspective and discuss currently unsolved issues, such as how to maintain high conductivity and simultaneous high mechanical stability. Possible applications of stretchable and/or flexible electrodes using these nanodimensional materials are summarized at the end of this review.

Graphical abstract: Moving beyond flexible to stretchable conductive electrodes using metal nanowires and graphenes

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 Oct 2015
Accepted
04 Dec 2015
First published
08 Dec 2015

Nanoscale, 2016,8, 1789-1822

Author version available

Moving beyond flexible to stretchable conductive electrodes using metal nanowires and graphenes

H. Lee, I. Kim, M. Kim and H. Lee, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 1789 DOI: 10.1039/C5NR06851G

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