Effect of borophene and graphene on the elastic modulus of PEDOT:PSS film—A finite element study
Adekoya, Gbolahan Joseph Adekoya, Oluwasegun Chijioke Sadiku, Emmanuel Rotimi Hamam, Yskandar Ray, Suprakas Sinha
Adekoya, Gbolahan Joseph
Adekoya, Oluwasegun Chijioke
Sadiku, Emmanuel Rotimi
Hamam, Yskandar
Ray, Suprakas Sinha
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A finite element method (FEM) was employed to investigate the interaction of borophene nanoplatelets (BNPs) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on the mechanical properties of Poly (3,4- ethylene dioxythiophene): poly (styrene sulfonate) PEDOT: PSS film. A 3D random distribution of the inclusion into the PEDOT: PSS matrix was constructed by developing a 145 145 145 representative volume element (RVE) with a 4% volume fraction of BNPs and GNPs. In comparison to the pristine PEDOT: PSS, the calculated effective elastic moduli of the BNP-PEDOT: PSS and GNP-PEDOT: PSS nanocomposites exhibited 9.6% and 10.2% improvement, respectively. The predicted FE results were validated by calculating the elastic moduli of the nanocomposites using a modified Halpine-Tsai (H-T) model. The reinforcing effect of the inclusion into the PEDOT: PSS film offers a promising electrode with improved mechanical stability. Consequently, this intriguing result makes the BNP/PEDOT: PSS nanocomposite highly promising for further investigation and application in cutting-edge devices such as touchscreen, thermoelectric, light-emitting diode, electrochemical, photodiode, sensor, solar cell, and electrostatic devices.
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2022-02-23
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Borophene, Electronics, Finite element, Graphene, PEDOT:PSS, Polymer nanocomposite