Abstract
Copper (Cu) is deposited as a film onto polyamide-6 (PA-6) fibers with a magnetron sputtering technology by using a self-assembly machine with a winding unit. The Cu coated PA-6 fibers are characterized by using surface profiler, X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscope. The electrical conductivity, Raman spectra, tensile strain and tensile stress of Cu coated PA-6 fibers are also systematically investigated. The results show that the mean value of the electrical conductivity of Cu-coated PA-6 fibers increases with decrease of winding speeds and reaches 7.03 × 10−5Ω m at 4.7 cm/min. The Cu coated PA-6 fibers are used as electric wires to light the LEDs. The Raman characteristic peak of PA-6 fiber in the spectra is influenced after coating. With the drop of winding speed, the tensile strain and tensile stress of coated PA-6 fibers both decrease after Cu deposition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 18936-18943 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering