Article Title

Silver nanowires with semiconducting ligands for low-temperature transparent conductors

Authors

Brion Bob, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
Ariella Machness, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
Tze-Bin Song, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
Huanping Zhou, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
Choong-Heui Chung, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 305-719, Republic of Korea
Yang Yang, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA

Keywords

silver nanowires, sol-gel, transparent electrodes, nanocomposites

Abstract

Metal nanowire networks represent a promising candidate for the rapid fabrication of transparent electrodes with high transmission and low sheet-resistance values at very low deposition temperatures. A commonly encountered challenge in the formation of conductive nanowire electrodes is establishing high-quality electronic contact between nanowires to facilitate long-range current transport through the network. A new system involving nanowire ligand removal and replacement with a semiconducting sol-gel tin oxide matrix has enabled the fabrication of high-performance transparent electrodes at dramatically reduced temperatures with minimal need for post-deposition treatment.

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-0920-x

Publisher

Tsinghua University Press

Recommended Citation

Brion Bob,Ariella Machness,Tze-Bin Song,Huanping Zhou,Choong-Heui Chung,Yang Yang, Silver nanowires with semiconducting ligands for low-temperature transparent conductors. NanoRes.2016, 9(2): 392–400