Abstract:
Discloses herein is a method to make a transparent conductive electrode. The methods comprises providing a substrate, forming a film comprising a first region having a plurality of metal nanowires,wherein at least some of metal nanowires are surface functionalized and inert to oxidation or acid reactions; evaporating away the solvent in the metal nanowire film; exposing the nanowire film to a chemical reagent;forming a second region comprising nanowires, and annealing the film having the first and second region, wherein the resistivity difference between the first and second region is more than1000.
Abstract:
An item of print media (30) including an inductive secondary (50) for providing power to a load (32). The inductive secondary is responsive to an electromagnetic flux to generate a time- varying current or voltage therein. The current or voltage induced in the inductive secondary directly or indirectly powers the load to thereby enhance the functionality and/or the appeal of the item of print media without significantly adding to its cost. The load can provide a visual and/ or auditory output, and can indude an electroluminescent display, an e-ink display, a piezo speaker coil, an electrostatic speaker, an OLED, an LED or an LCD display. Embodiments of the invention can be utilized in connection with a wide variety of print media, including for example books, booklets, pamphlets, labels, magazines, manuals, brochures, maps, charts, posters, journals, newspapers or loose leaf pages.
Abstract:
An item of print media including an inductive secondary for providing power to a load. The inductive secondary is responsive to an electromagnetic flux to generate a time-varying current or voltage therein. The current or voltage induced in the inductive secondary directly or indirectly powers the load to thereby enhance the functionality and/or the appeal of the item of print media without significantly adding to its cost. The load can provide a visual and/or auditory output, and can include an electroluminescent display, an e-ink display, a piezo speaker coil, an electrostatic speaker, an OLED, an LED or an LCD display. Embodiments of the invention can be utilized in connection with a wide variety of print media, including for example books, booklets, pamphlets, labels, magazines, manuals, brochures, maps, charts, posters, journals, newspapers or loose leaf pages.
Abstract:
A composition for forming transition vias and transition line conductors is disclosed for minimizing interface effects at electrical connections between dissimilar metal compositions. The composition has (a) inorganic components selected from the group consisting of (i) 20-45 wt% gold and 80-55 wt% silver and (ii) 100 wt% silver-gold solid solution alloys, and (b) an organic medium. The composition may also contain (c) 1-5 wt%, based upon the weight of the composition, of oxides or mixed oxides of metals selected from the group consisting of Cu, Co, Mg and Al and/or high viscosity glasses mainly containing refractory oxides. The composition may be used as a multi-layer composition in a via fill. Multi-layer circuits such as LTCC circuits and devices may also be formed using the composition for forming transition vias and transition line conductors.
Abstract:
An electrical interconnect board comprises a printed circuit board and a readout device. The circuit board comprises an insulating layer, and first and second electrically conductive layers. The first and second electrically conductive layers are arranged on opposite sides of the insulating layer. The circuit board comprises receptacles each configured for accommodating a battery cell of the battery module. The first electrically conductive layer electrically interconnects the battery cells with each other. The first and second electrically conductive layers are made from different electrically conductive materials. The first and second electrically conductive layers are connected through the insulating layer at a plurality of locations by a plurality of vertical interconnect accesses (VIAs). Each VIA generates a voltage depending on the temperature at a thermoelectric interface. The readout device senses the generated voltages of the VIAs and determines corresponding temperature values.