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INDIAN JOURNAL OF FIBRE AND TEXTILE RESEARCH, vol.47, pp.206-211, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
This paper reports a comprehensive evaluation of electrical conductivity characteristics of woven fabrics. Stainless steel
weft yarn and polyester warp yarn have been selected to fabricate plain and twill woven fabrics with two different densities.
In order to improve electrical conductivity characteristics of woven fabrics, the fabrics are treated with reduced graphene
oxide. Electrical conductivity of samples is analyzed in accordance with fabric structure. Furthermore, the effect of reduced
graphene oxide treatment on electrical conductivity of samples has also been investigated. The structural identification of
samples is evaluated with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results indicate that the electrical conductivity of
fabrics improves with increase in density, and weave structure also affects the electrical conductivity. After the reduced
graphene oxide treatment, the electrical conductivity of samples improves. The optimum conductivity of 442.28 S/m, for
high density plain weave fabric dipped in reduced graphene oxide, was recorded.