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Nano Research 2016, 9(2): 392-400 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-0920-x
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Silver nanowires with semiconducting ligands for low-temperature transparent conductors

Show Author's Information Brion Bob1,  Ariella Machness1,  Tze-Bin Song1,  Huanping Zhou1,  Choong-Heui Chung2,  Yang Yang1( )
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems InstituteUniversity of California, Los AngelesLos AngelesCA 90025USA
Department of Materials Science and EngineeringHanbat National UniversityDaejeon305-719Republic of Korea
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nanocomposites, sol-gel, silver nanowires, transparent electrodes
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Bob B, Machness A, Song T-B, et al. Silver nanowires with semiconducting ligands for low-temperature transparent conductors. Nano Research, 2016, 9(2): 392-400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-015-0920-x
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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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Silver nanowires with semiconducting ligands for low-temperature transparent conductors

Show Author's information Brion Bob1, Ariella Machness1, Tze-Bin Song1, Huanping Zhou1, Choong-Heui Chung2, Yang Yang1( )
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems InstituteUniversity of California, Los AngelesLos AngelesCA 90025USA
Department of Materials Science and EngineeringHanbat National UniversityDaejeon305-719Republic of Korea

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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.

Keywords: nanocomposites, sol-gel, silver nanowires, transparent electrodes

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Received: 09 July 2015
Revised: 13 September 2015
Accepted: 13 October 2015
Published: 07 January 2016
Issue date: February 2016

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The authors would like to acknowledge the use of the Electron Imaging Center for Nanomachines (EICN) located in the California NanoSystems Institute at University of California, Los Angeles.

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