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

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© Tsinghua University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

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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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