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Development of a Highly Flexible Composite Electrode Comprised of Ti3C2-Based MXene Nanosheets and Ag Nanoparticles

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To fabricate electrodes for use in flexible electronic devices with improved resistance to the mechanical stresses induced by repeated bending, we developed a highly flexible and conductive composite comprised of Ti3C2-based MXene nanosheets and Ag nanoparticles. Specifically, we synthesized Ti3C2-based MXene nanosheets and added them as a second filler to an Ag dispersion to fabricate Ag–MXene composite paste. Although the synthesized MXene nanosheets are somewhat less electrically conductive than pure Ag nanoparticles, the conductivity of the pattern formed by printing this composite paste was comparable to that of pure Ag nanoparticle-based electrode. Moreover, resistance in the resulting electrode remained fairly constant despite repeated bending employing a curvature radius of 2 mm. We attribute this to the presence of the MXene nanosheets, whose homogeneously distributed hydroxyl or oxygen terminate surface functional groups prevented or delayed the propagation of cracks inside the printed pattern despite repeated bending.

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This work was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant (Number 2020M3H4A3081895 and Number 2016M3A7B4910) funded by the Korean Government (MSIP). Further support was provided by the Industry Technology R&D program (20004934, 20006467 and 20006511) funded By the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea).

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    Hyun-Su Lim, Su Bin Choi, Hanjung Kwon, Jae-Won Lim, Jung-Min Oh & Jong-Woong Kim

  2. Display Research Center, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Seongnam, 13509, Republic of Korea

    Chul Jong Han

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Lim, HS., Choi, S.B., Kwon, H. et al. Development of a Highly Flexible Composite Electrode Comprised of Ti3C2-Based MXene Nanosheets and Ag Nanoparticles. Electron. Mater. Lett. 17, 513–520 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-021-00310-y

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