Highly stretchable and highly conductive metal electrode by very long metal nanowire percolation network.
A highly stretchable metal electrode is developed via the solution processing of very long >100 mm) metallic nanowires and subsequent percolation network formation via low temperature nanowelding. The stretchable metal electrode from very long metal nanowires demonstrated high electrical conductivity ~9 ohm sq( 1) and mechanical compliance (strain 460% at the same time. This method is expected to overcome the performance limitation of the current stretchable electronics such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and buckled nanoribbons.
Advanced materials