3D Printing of NinjaFlex Filament onto PEDOT:PSS-CoatedTextile Fabrics for Electroluminescence ApplicationsShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: Journal of Electronic Materials, ISSN 0361-5235, E-ISSN 1543-186X, Vol. 47, no 3, p. 2082-2092, article id 6015-6Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Abstract [en]
Electroluminescence (EL) is the property of a semiconductor material pertaining to emitting light in response to an electrical current or a strong electric field. The purpose of this paper is to develop a flexible and lightweight EL device. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) measurement was taken to observe the thermal degradation behavior of NinjaFlex. Poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly (styrene sulfonic acid) (PEDOT:PSS) with ethylene glycol (EG) was coated onto polyester fabric where NinjaFlex was placed onto the coated fabric using three-dimensional (3D) printing and phosphor paste and BendLay filament were coated 3D-printed subsequently. Adhesion strength and flexibility of the 3D-printed NinjaFlex on textile fabrics were investigated. The TGA results of the NinjaFlex depicts that no weight loss was observed up to 150°C. Highly conductive with a surface resistance value of 8.5 ohms/sq., and uniform surface appearance of coated fabric were obtained as measured and observed by using four-probe and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively at 60% PEDOT:PSS. The results of the adhesion test showed that peel strengths of 4160, 3840 N/m were recorded for polyester and cotton specimens, respectively. No weight loss was recorded following three washing cycles of NinjaFlex. The bending lengths were increased by only a factor of 0.082 and 0.577 for polyester and cotton samples at 0.1 mm thickness, respectively; which remains sufficiently flexible to be integrated into textiles. The prototype device emitted light with a 12 V alternating current (AC) power supply.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2017. Vol. 47, no 3, p. 2082-2092, article id 6015-6
Keywords [en]
NinjaFlex, adhesion test, 3D printing, electroluminescence, TGA, emitter
National Category
Materials Engineering
Research subject
Textiles and Fashion (General)
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-13282DOI: 10.1007/s11664-017-6015-6ISI: 000424341700039Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85038380662OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-13282DiVA, id: diva2:1169380
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