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Vijaykumar S Ijeri1, Jijeesh R Nair, Claudio Gerbaldi
1Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin, Italy.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
|October 19, 2010
Summary
This study presents a novel single-step UV curing method for creating conductive silver metallized methacrylate films. These films form metallo-polymer capacitors suitable for flexible electronics.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Polymer Chemistry
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Developing conductive materials for flexible electronics is crucial.
- Metallo-polymer composites offer potential for advanced electronic applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a single-step UV curing process for silver metallized methacrylate films.
- To investigate the formation and properties of metallo-polymer capacitors.
- To explore applications in flexible and nonplanar electronics.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing Bisphenol A ethoxylate dimethacrylate as the composite's main component.
- Employing a single-step UV curing process with a photoreactive initiator.
- Characterizing the films using SEM-EDX and electrical measurements.
Main Results:
- Achieved good conductivity on both sides of the methacrylate films.
- Observed in-situ silver nanoparticle deposition and pyrrole oxidation to polypyrrole.
- Demonstrated the formation of metallo-polymer capacitors due to ion migration.
Conclusions:
- The developed UV curing method efficiently produces conductive metallo-polymer films.
- The resulting films are promising candidates for capacitors in flexible electronic devices.
- This approach offers a pathway for fabricating advanced electronic components.
