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<p>The multifaceted field of conductive inks is moving from a preliminary to an advanced stage. In this study, cellulose filter paper was used as a popular, renewable, and inexpensive material, with very interesting flexible characteristics. The novelty of this work was to use a single-walled carbon nanotube/silver (SWCNT/Ag) nanopowder in a color polymeric matrix for preparing highly conductive color inks resistant to washing. An investigation comparing three inks colored separately with different anionic and cationic dyes was performed to examine possible changes in electrical resistivity of the papers. The results obtained from FT-IR spectroscopy showed the presence of carboxylic groups in acid-treated SWCNTs and revealed Ag-containing bonds. XRD results confirmed functionalization of SWCNTs and obtaining SWCNT/Ag powder with Ag nanoparticles (NPs). Thermal stability and degradation of specimens were studied using TGA analysis to measure the percentage of Ag NPs in the SWCNTs network. The TEM micrographs were consistent with the Scherrer results. Finally, different color inks were synthesized with/without SWCNT/Ag nanopowder, and the four-point probe technique was utilized to measure the electrical resistivity of each colored paper. Consequently, preparation of color conductive inks by using ultra-narrow SWCNTs was done successfully.</p>
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The multifaceted field of conductive inks is moving from a preliminary to an advanced stage. In this study, cellulose filter paper was used as a popular, renewable, and inexpensive material, with very interesting flexible characteristics. The novelty of this work was to use a single-walled carbon nanotube/silver (SWCNT/Ag) nanopowder in a color polymeric matrix for preparing highly conductive color inks resistant to washing. An investigation comparing three inks colored separately with different anionic and cationic dyes was performed to examine possible changes in electrical resistivity of the papers. The results obtained from FT-IR spectroscopy showed the presence of carboxylic groups in acid-treated SWCNTs and revealed Ag-containing bonds. XRD results confirmed functionalization of SWCNTs and obtaining SWCNT/Ag powder with Ag nanoparticles (NPs). Thermal stability and degradation of specimens were studied using TGA analysis to measure the percentage of Ag NPs in the SWCNTs network. The TEM micrographs were consistent with the Scherrer results. Finally, different color inks were synthesized with/without SWCNT/Ag nanopowder, and the four-point probe technique was utilized to measure the electrical resistivity of each colored paper. Consequently, preparation of color conductive inks by using ultra-narrow SWCNTs was done successfully.

Fabrication of color conductive inks by introducing SWCNT/Ag and various dyes into polymeric solutions for potential applications in disposable, cheap, and flexible electronics

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Materials Science-Poland

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The multifaceted field of conductive inks is moving from a preliminary to an advanced stage. In this study, cellulose filter paper was used as a popular,...

Fabrication of color conductive inks by introducing SWCNT/Ag and various dyes into polymeric solutions for potential applications in disposable, cheap, and flexible electronics

Published Online: Apr 13, 2021

Page range: 675 - 683

Received: Jan 15, 2019

Accepted: May 16, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2020-0079

Keywords
carbon nanotubes, silver nanoparticles, polymer, color conductive ink

© 2020 Mohammad Hassan Ramezan Zadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Fabrication of color conductive inks by introducing SWCNT/Ag and various dyes into polymeric solutions for potential applications in disposable, cheap, and flexible electronics

Published Online: Apr 13, 2021

Page range: 675 - 683

Received: Jan 15, 2019

Accepted: May 16, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2020-0079

Keywordscarbon nanotubes, silver nanoparticles, polymer, color conductive ink

© 2020 Mohammad Hassan Ramezan Zadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
carbon nanotubes, silver nanoparticles, polymer, color conductive ink