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Electromechanical Properties of Conductive MWCNT Film Deposited on Flexible Substrate Affected by Concentration of Dispersing Agent

분산제 농도에 따른 MWCNT 전도성 유연필름의 전기-기계적 특성

  • HwangBo, Yun (Dept. of Nano Mechanics, Division of Nano Convergence Systems Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) ;
  • Kang, Yong-Pil (Dept. of Nano Mechanics, Division of Nano Convergence Systems Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hyun (Dept. of Nano Mechanics, Division of Nano Convergence Systems Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) ;
  • Kim, Duck-Jong (Dept. of Nano Mechanics, Division of Nano Convergence Systems Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) ;
  • Lee, Hak-Joo (Dept. of Nano Mechanics, Division of Nano Convergence Systems Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials)
  • 황보윤 (한국기계연구원 나노융합시스템 연구본부) ;
  • 강용필 (한국기계연구원 나노융합시스템 연구본부) ;
  • 김재현 (한국기계연구원 나노융합시스템 연구본부) ;
  • 김덕종 (한국기계연구원 나노융합시스템 연구본부) ;
  • 이학주 (한국기계연구원 나노융합시스템 연구본부)
  • Received : 2011.12.21
  • Accepted : 2012.01.31
  • Published : 2012.05.01

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been regarded as a promising material for the fabrication of flexible conductors such as transparent electrodes, flexible heaters, and transparent speakers. In this study, a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) film was deposited on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate using a spraying technique. MWCNTs were dispersed in water using sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). To evaluate the effect of the weight ratio between SDS and MWCNTs on the electromechanical properties of the film, direct tensile tests and optical strain measurement were conducted. It was found that the CNT film hardly affected the mechanical behavior of CNT/PET composite films, while the electrical behavior of the CNT film was strongly affected by the SDS concentration in the CNT film. The electrical resistance of CNT/PET films gradually increased with the strain applied to the PET substrate, even up to a large strain that ruptured the substrate.

탄소나노튜브는 유연 전도체로서 투명전극, 유연 히터, 투명 스피커 분야에 활발히 응용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 PET 유연 모재의 전면적에 다중벽 탄소나노튜브(MWCNT)를 도포하는 스프레이법 이용하여, 투명하고 전도성 있는 MWCNT/PET 복합 박막을 제조하였다. 분산제로 사용된 SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate)의 농도를 조절함으로써 MWCNT 의 분산도를 조절하였으며, 분산도가 조절된 시험편의 인장실험을 통해 기계적인 변형 하에서 MWCNT/PET 전도성 박막의 전기-기계적인 거동과 분산제의 효과를 평가하였다.

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