Conductive PEDOT:PSS-coated poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide thread for highly durable electronic textiles

Chul Moon Choi; Sung-Nam Kwon; Seok-In Na

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.50, 155-161, June, 2017

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2017.02.009 Export Citation

Conductive PEDOT:PSS-coated poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide thread for highly durable electronic textiles

Chul Moon Choi, Sung-Nam Kwon^†, and Seok-In Na^†

Professional Graduate School of Flexible and Printable Electronics, Polymer Materials Fusion Research Center, Chonbuk National University, 664-14, Deokjindong Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea

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We demonstrated that poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide (Kevlar) yarn can be made conductive by simply coating the surface with conductive PEDOT:PSS via dip-coating. The lowest surface resistance of PEDOT:PSS-coated Kevlar thread was 11.1 Ω under optimum conditions, which is about a quarter lower than the existing PEDOT:PSS-coated one. Electrical properties of the PEDOT:PSS-coated Kevlar thread did not show significant changes after prolonged exposure to air, repeated bending, and washing. In addition, knitted PEDOT:PSS-coated Kevlar thread was demonstrated as an electronic textile used in circuits supplying power to LED. It is expected that PEDOT:PSS-coated Kevlar thread can be applied to various applications.

Keywords:Electronic textiles;Conductive thread;PEDOT:PSS;Poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide;Kevlar;Electrical durability

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