Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University, in collaboration with Chinese and Austrian colleagues, presented a new method for creating flexible electronic elements based on plastic polymers. This technology aims to increase the electrical conductivity of organic composite materials through the addition of reduced graphene oxide. The proposed method makes it possible to create flexible electronic elements that can easily take complex shapes and whose production is more cost-effective than existing technologies.
Flexible electronics are a class of devices that can be bent or bent. This includes conductors, electronic devices and sensors. Applications of such technologies range from medical devices to flexible OLED displays and sensors for prosthetics and robots.
To date, flexible electronics have been limited by the difficulty of producing stable but ductile materials. Scientists have developed a universal technology for processing thermoplastic polymers by adding reduced graphene oxide using laser radiation. This method provides high electrical conductivity and mechanical stability for flexible electronics.
Scientists have also demonstrated the ability to change the shape of the device after production, which opens new hopes for the use of this technology.
Source: Ferra
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