Chapter 11
Conductive Nanosheets for Ultra-Conformable Smart Electronics
Kento Yamagishi,
Silvia Taccola,
Shinji Takeoka,
Toshinori Fujie,
Virgilio Mattoli,
Francesco Greco,
Kento Yamagishi
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8480 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSilvia Taccola
Center for Micro-BioRobotics@SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa, 56025 Italy
Search for more papers by this authorShinji Takeoka
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8480 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorToshinori Fujie
Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University, 1-6-1 Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8050 Japan
Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorVirgilio Mattoli
Center for Micro-BioRobotics@SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa, 56025 Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Greco
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8480 Japan
Center for Micro-BioRobotics@SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa, 56025 Italy
Search for more papers by this authorKento Yamagishi,
Silvia Taccola,
Shinji Takeoka,
Toshinori Fujie,
Virgilio Mattoli,
Francesco Greco,
Kento Yamagishi
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8480 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorSilvia Taccola
Center for Micro-BioRobotics@SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa, 56025 Italy
Search for more papers by this authorShinji Takeoka
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8480 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorToshinori Fujie
Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University, 1-6-1 Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8050 Japan
Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012 Japan
Search for more papers by this authorVirgilio Mattoli
Center for Micro-BioRobotics@SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa, 56025 Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFrancesco Greco
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, TWIns, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8480 Japan
Center for Micro-BioRobotics@SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, Pontedera, Pisa, 56025 Italy
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Kuniharu Takei,
Kuniharu Takei
Osaka Prefecture University, Department of Physics and Electronics, 1-1 Gakuen Nakaku, Sakai, 599-8531 Osaka, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 23 February 2018
Citations: 3
Summary
This chapter describes the various methodologies for the preparation of single-layered and multi-layered conductive nanosheets. It highlights what kinds of physical, chemical, and electrical properties are exhibited by two-dimensional conductive polymer assemblies, and also describes how such properties can be applied or integrated into smart electronics. The chapter starts with the most simple, basic conductive nanosheets; PEDOT doped with poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) single-layered nanosheets, which were fabricated by spin-coating of a commercially available ready-to-use PEDOT:PSS aqueous dispersion. It is of crucial importance for real-world applications to extend the processing of the conductive nanosheet technologies to mass-scalable industrial film fabrication techniques. In addition to the conductive properties, PEDOT:PSS has unique electrochemical properties as ionic conductors. Owing to its twofold functionality, this conductive polymer has been used as a transducer at the biotic/abiotic interface; that is, between the wet biological world and dry electronic devices.
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