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Research Article

Stretchable and self-healing conductive fibers from hierarchical silver nanowires-assembled network

Ying-Ying WuHong ChenFan ZhangPan GuoHaili Qin( )Huai-Ping Cong( )
Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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A facial drawing method is developed for fabrication of stretchable and self-healable conductive fibers composed of Ag nanowires-assembled network evenly crosslinked with polymer chains, enabling effective integration of superior two-dimensional (2D) electronic skins with excellent sensing performance.

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Conductive fibers (CFs) with features of high conductivity, stretchability, self-healability, and electromechanical stability are key components of the increasingly popular wearable electronics. However, since the lack of structural design of conductive network and interfacial interaction between soft polymer and conductive additives, it is still hard to enable CFs to meet above requirements. Here, we describe a facial drawing method from a hydrogel reservoir which is remolded into ultrathin and stretchable CFs with excellent multi-responsive self-healability. The hydrogel reservoir was fabricated in synergy of an ice-templating method and in situ polymerization using the assembled framework as a crosslinker. Relying on the effective fabrication mechanism, the diameter of CFs could be well-tuned from 90 to 400 μm by adjusting the dipping depth of the glass rod, accompanied with conductivity increased from 0.75 to 2.5 S/m. Since the hierarchical network structure was well maintained in the CFs, professional performances have been proved on the stretchability and electromechanical stability. The presence of massive hydrogen bonding and Ag–S bond enabled the CFs with excellent self-healability under the conditions of contact, electric field, and near infrared light, respectively. Excitingly, the CFs with high sensing property could be integrated into an advanced textile sensor through an effective healing-induced integration strategy, demonstrating its great potentials as superior two-dimensional (2D) electronic skins.

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Cite this article:
Wu Y-Y, Chen H, Zhang F, et al. Stretchable and self-healing conductive fibers from hierarchical silver nanowires-assembled network. Nano Research, 2024, 17(2): 763-770. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5797-5
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Received: 30 March 2023
Revised: 27 April 2023
Accepted: 03 May 2023
Published: 31 May 2023
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