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Highly dispersed nanomaterials in polymer matrix via aerosol-jet-based multi-material 3D printing

Hwang, Hanul
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Park, Sunho
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Smith, Michael James Henry  
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September 1, 2024
Nano Energy

Polymer-based nanocomposites emerged in the 1960s as a groundbreaking approach to advanced materials. By incorporating robust, durable, and multifunctional nanomaterials into a polymer matrix, the performance of nanocomposites has significantly surpassed that of the base polymers. However, over the past six decades, the challenges of achieving uniform nanomaterial dispersion and the resulting non-uniform properties have impeded further progress in this field. Here, we present a polymer-based nanocomposite with highly dispersed nanomaterials, achieved through aerosol-jet-based multi-material three-dimensional (AM3D) printing. This method allows precise programming of the nanocomposite's composition, structure, and dispersity. Numerical simulations in the design of AM3D printing system facilitate the avoidance of interfacial compatibility issue among heterogeneous aerosols, enabling distributed printing without nanomaterial agglomeration. As a result of this high level of dispersion and distribution, the 3D structured nanocomposite exhibits a uniform dielectric constant and low dielectric loss across the entire printed area. This work establishes an engineering framework for defectfree nanocomposites and significantly expands the range of polymer-based multi-material nanocomposite that can be designed and manufactured with complex architectures. One-Sentence Summary: Aerosol-jet-based multi-material 3D printing enables highly dispersed nanomaterials in the polymer-based nanocomposite.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109803
Web of Science ID

WOS:001253298100001

Author(s)
Hwang, Hanul
Park, Sunho
Smith, Michael James Henry  
Bose, Sanjeeb T.
Peringath, Anjana Ramesh
Zhang, Ji
Kim, Jin-Tae
Jing, Qingshen
Karnarayan, Sohini
Choi, Yeonsik
Date Issued

2024-09-01

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Nano Energy
Volume

128

Article Number

109803

Subjects

Physical Sciences

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Technology

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Aerosol -Jet Printer

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Nanocomposite

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Dispersion

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Nanomaterial

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Additive Manufacturing

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Agglomeration

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Energy Harvesting

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EPFL

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LMTS  
FunderGrant Number

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant - Korea government (MSIT)

RS-2024-00400874

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government

EP/Y032535/1

EPSRC Cambridge NanoDTC

EP/S022953/1

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July 3, 2024
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