Flexible transparent conductors based on metal nanowire networks
Journal Article
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· Materials Today
Few conductors are transparent and flexible. Metals have the best electrical conductivity, but they are opaque and stiff in bulk form. However, metals can be transparent and flexible when they are very thin or properly arranged on the nanoscale. This review focuses on the flexible transparent conductors based on percolating networks of metal. Specifically, we discuss the fabrication, the means to improve the electrical conductivity, the large stretchability and its mechanism, and the applications of these metal networks. We also suggest some criteria for evaluating flexible transparent conductors and propose some new research directions in this emerging field.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- DOE-DE-FG02-13ER46917/DE-SC0010831; SC0010831
- OSTI ID:
- 1241449
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1202362
- Journal Information:
- Materials Today, Journal Name: Materials Today Vol. 18 Journal Issue: 3; ISSN 1369-7021
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
Cited by: 172 works
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