Field emission properties of carbon nanotubes in a stretchable polydimethylsiloxane matrix
Abstract(#br)The stretchable conducting films are fabricated by screen-printing method combined with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) infiltration. This film is a hybrid composite film formed by embedding carbon nanotubes in a PDMS matrix. The sheet resistance is measured with the tensile strain, and the film maintains electric conductivity at the strain up to 55%. The composite film is used as cathode to measure the field emission properties under varying stretching conditions, which is sensitive to the strain.