Jiao Tian,Qianli Ma,Xiangting Dong,Wensheng Yu,Ming Yang,Ying Yang,Jinxian Wang,Guixia Liu
A novel nanostructure of {[Eu(BA)3phen + Tb(BA)3phen]/PMMA}//[PANI/Fe3O4/PMMA] Janus nanoribbons with tunable luminescent–electrical–magnetic performance has been successfully fabricated by electrospinning technology using a specially designed parallel spinneret. The morphology and properties of the final products were investigated in detail by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), biological microscopy (BM), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), a Hall effect measurement system, vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) and fluorescence spectroscopy. The results reveal that the Janus nanoribbons simultaneously possess excellent luminescent performance, electrical conduction and magnetic properties due to the peculiar nanostructure of Janus nanoribbons. The luminescent–electrical–magnetic trifunctional Janus nanoribbons possess better performances than their counterpart [Eu(BA)3phen + Tb(BA)3phen]/Fe3O4/PANI/PMMA composite nanoribbons which exhibit very weak excitation and emission spectra. The fluorescence intensity of Janus nanoribbons is ca. 70 times higher than that of composite nanoribbons. The color, luminescent intensity, electrical conductivity and magnetic property of the Janus nanoribbons can be tuned by adjusting different amounts of rare earth complexes, PANI and Fe3O4 NPs, respectively. The obtained Janus nanoribbons have potential applications in molecular electronics, microwave absorption and display devices owing to their excellent trifunctionality. Moreover, the construction technique for the Janus nanoribbons is of universal significance for the fabrication of other multifunctional Janus nanoribbons.
Brand-new double anisotropic conductive flexible composite films (ACFs) were firstly put forward, devised and fabricated. The flexible array composite films were constructed via electrospinning using highly aligned Janus nanoribbons as conductive and constitutive units. The Janus nanoribbon consists of two parts, which are respectively conducting side and insulating-luminescent side. The Janus nanoribbons array composite film has two layers, and the two layers are combined tightly to form a top-to-bottom structure. In the composite film, the length direction of the Janus nanoribbons (namely conducting direction) in the two layers is perpendicular, so that a composite film with double electrically conductive anisotropy is achieved. In addition, by adjusting the content of PANI, conductive anisotropy of each layer of the composite film can be tuned, and the conductance in the conducting direction is about 108 times stronger than that in the insulating direction. The Janus nanoribbon array composite films also have tunable and improved luminescent properties, achieving bi-functionality of double anisotropically electrical conduction and luminescence. The proposed design concept and preparation technology will provide theoretical and technical support for the design and fabrication of novel multifunctional ACFs.