Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 3, 00388(2024)

High-Performance Cellulose Nanofibers/Carbon Nanotubes Composite for Constructing Multifunctional Sensors and Wearable Electronics

Yali Liu1...2, Sufeng Zhang1,*, Lei Li1 and Nan Li1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Papermaking Technology and Specialty Paper Development, Key Laboratory of Paper Based Functional Materials of China National Light Industry, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Light Chemistry Engineering Education, Xi’an 710021, China
  • 2Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Trace Chemicals Sensing, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ürümqi 830011, China
  • show less

    The green preparation of highly dispersed carbon nanotube (CNT) conductive inks remains a critical challenge in the field of flexible electronics. Herein, a waterborne CNT dispersion approach mediated by carboxylated cellulose nanofibers (C-CNFs) was proposed. CNFs, special biomass materials with excellent nanostructures and abundant active surface groups, are used as green dispersants. During the dispersion process, benefiting from chemical charge and dimensional matching, C-CNF/CNT wicking-driven stable composite structures (CCNTs) were co-assembled via hydrogen bonding, electrostatic stabilization and π–π stacking between the interfaces, generating controlled orientational structures and promoting stable dispersion and conductivity of CNTs, which were demonstrated via molecular dynamics simulations combined with a variety of physicochemical characterization methods. The dispersion concentration of CNTs in a CCNT slurry can reach 80 wt%, and the obtained CCNT slurry has a low zeta potential (less than - 60 mV) and good stability. Due to the film-forming properties of CNFs and in-plane oriented self-assembly of CCNT, the composite self-supporting films were fabricated with high electrical conductivity (67 S cm-1) and mechanical performance (tensile strength of 153 MPa). In addition, the resulting biobased CCNT ink is compatible with a variety of printing processes and adaptable to various substrates. Moreover, this ink can be used to construct multifunctional advanced sensors with electrochemical, electrothermal, and deformation/piezoresistive responses, which demonstrate excellent performance in monitoring human health.

    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Yali Liu, Sufeng Zhang, Lei Li, Nan Li. High-Performance Cellulose Nanofibers/Carbon Nanotubes Composite for Constructing Multifunctional Sensors and Wearable Electronics[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(3): 00388

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 23, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 30, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhang Sufeng (zhangsufeng@sust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00388-7

    Topics