High-Resolution Laser-Induced Graphene. Flexible Electronics beyond the Visible Limit

Stanford, Michael; Zhang, Cheng; Fowlkes, Jason Davidson; Hoffmann, Anna; Ivanov, Ilia N.; Rack, Philip D.; Tour, James

doi:10.1021/acsami.0c01377

High-Resolution Laser-Induced Graphene. Flexible Electronics beyond the Visible Limit

Journal Article · Mon Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2020 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c01377· OSTI ID:1619036

Stanford, Michael ^[1]; Zhang, Cheng ^[2]; ^[3]; Hoffmann, Anna ^[2]; ^[4]; ^[3]; Tour, James ^[1]

Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)

Laser-induced graphene (LIG) is a multifunctional graphene foam that is commonly direct-written with an infrared laser into a carbon-based precursor material. Here, a visible 405 nm laser is used to directly convert polyimide into LIG. This enabled the formation of LIG with a spatial resolution of ~12 μm and a thickness of <5 μm. The spatial resolution enabled by the relatively smaller focused spot size of the 405 nm laser represents a >60% reduction in LIG feature sizes reported in prior publications. This process occurs in situ in an SEM chamber, thus allowing direct observation of LIG formation. The reduced size of the LIG features enables the direct-write formation of flexible electronics that are not visible to the unaided eye. A humidity sensor is demonstrated which could detect human breath with a response time of 250 ms. With the growing interest in LIG for flexible electronics and sensors, finer features can greatly expand its utility.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1619036

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 12; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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