Fabrication and Characterization of Conductive Polymer Coated Silicone Elastomer Contact Structure for Application of Woven Electronic Sheet Devices

is paper reports on a novel fabrication process and the characterization of an electrical contact structure made of a conductive polymer and elastomer for application to woven exible sheet device technology. e structure can be fabricated by reel-to-reel continuous ber processing because it is formed using just die-coating and dispensing techniques. e height of the structure can be easily controlled by changing the emulsion volume that drops onto the cable. e resistance between the structure and a PEDOT : PSS coated PET ribbon remained nearly unchanged until 1.2×10 times load repetitions with a force of 4 N (~100 MPa). From the resistance measurements in the bending radius range of 1 to 10 cm using exible sheets formed by weaving a PET ribbon cable, the structure enhances the durability, exibility, and stability of the electrical contacts in the woven-sheet devices better than those of the ribbons without it.

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