A transparent, conducting tape for flexible electronics

Transparent electrodes are essential components for optoelectronic devices such as displays and thin-film solar cells. Traditionally, the deposition of transparent conducting layers and the sealing of the device are separate steps. Here we report on a highly transparent, conductive, and flexible ＂ta...

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Published inNano research Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 917 - 924
Main Authors Huang, Ya, Liao, Suiyang, Ren, Jie, Khalid, Bilal, Peng, Hailin, Wu, Hui
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Beijing Tsinghua University Press 01.04.2016
Subjects
Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra
Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Chemistry and Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Conduction
Corrosion resistance
Devices
Electrochromism
Electrodes
Electronics
Flexible components
Materials Science
Nanostructure
Nanotechnology
Nanowires
Optoelectronic devices
Oxidation
Oxidation resistance
Photovoltaic cells
Protective coatings
Research Article
Sealing
Solar cells
Thin films
柔性
电子产品
电致变色器件
磁带
薄膜太阳能电池
表面电阻
透明导电层
银纳米线
transparent electrode
flexible electronics
silver nanowires
tape
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Summary:Transparent electrodes are essential components for optoelectronic devices such as displays and thin-film solar cells. Traditionally, the deposition of transparent conducting layers and the sealing of the device are separate steps. Here we report on a highly transparent, conductive, and flexible ＂tape＂, which can be obtained by transferring silver nanowire networks to conventional transparent tape. We utilized the viscidity of the tape to reduce the junction resistance between silver nanowires and further protect the nanowires from corrosion, oxidation and mechanical damage. By this simple method, we obtained a flexible tape with high transparency （-90% at 550 nm wavelength） and low sheet resistance （approaching 22 Ω.sq^-1）. The transparent tape can be attached and stuck firmly on complex surfaces, making the surface highly conductive. We demonstrated the use of the tape as both a conducting layer and a sealing layer for flexible electronics applications including in-situ temperature monitoring and electrochromic devices.
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Transparent electrodes are essential components for optoelectronic devices such as displays and thin-film solar cells. Traditionally, the deposition of transparent conducting layers and the sealing of the device are separate steps. Here we report on a highly transparent, conductive, and flexible ＂tape＂, which can be obtained by transferring silver nanowire networks to conventional transparent tape. We utilized the viscidity of the tape to reduce the junction resistance between silver nanowires and further protect the nanowires from corrosion, oxidation and mechanical damage. By this simple method, we obtained a flexible tape with high transparency （-90% at 550 nm wavelength） and low sheet resistance （approaching 22 Ω.sq^-1）. The transparent tape can be attached and stuck firmly on complex surfaces, making the surface highly conductive. We demonstrated the use of the tape as both a conducting layer and a sealing layer for flexible electronics applications including in-situ temperature monitoring and electrochromic devices.
transparent electrode,silver nanowires,tape,flexible electronics
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ISSN:1998-0124
1998-0000
DOI:10.1007/s12274-015-0974-9