Promising wet chemical strategies to synthesize Cu nanowires for emerging electronic applications

• Published in: Nanoscale Vol. 7; no. 41; pp. 17195 - 1721
• Main Authors: Ravi Kumar, D. V, Woo, Kyoohee, Moon, Jooho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 07.11.2015
• Subjects: APPLICATIONS; Copper; Electrodes; ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS; Electronics; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICA; MICROWIRE; Nanowires; Precursors; Production methods; Strategy; Synthesis (chemistry)

Copper nanowires (Cu NWs) are of particular interest for application as transparent and flexible conducting electrodes in 'see-through' and/or 'deformable' future electronics due to their excellent electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. It is necessary to develop reliabl...