Green Conducting Cellulose Yarns for Machine-Sewn Electronic Textiles
Sozan Darabi, Michael Hummel, Sami Rantasalo, Marja Rissanen, Ingrid Öberg Månsson, Haike Hilke, Byungil Hwang, Mikael Skrifvars, Mahiar Max Hamedi, Herbert Sixta, Anja Lund, Christian Müller
Abstract
by adding silver nanowires. The PEDOT:PSS-coated yarn could be machine washed at least five times without loss in conductivity. We demonstrate the electrochemical functionality of the yarn through incorporation into organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). Moreover, by using a household sewing machine, we have manufactured an out-of-plane thermoelectric textile device, which can produce 0.2 μW at a temperature gradient of 37 K.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCelluloseTextileComposite materialPolymer scienceYarnNanotechnologyChemical engineeringEngineeringAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsTextile materials and evaluationsConducting polymers and applications