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Optical films formed by deposition of highly oriented nanowires and methods of aligning suspended nanowires in a desired direction by flow-induced shear force are described.
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A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates.
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Disclosed herein is an electronic device including: a substrate having at least one surface relief feature, for example a groove (388); and a transparent conductive layer (387) overlying the substrate, the transparent conductive layer including a plurality of electrically conductive nanowires wherein one or more nanowires are at least partially contoured to the at least one surface relief feature of the substrate.
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A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates.Fig. 16C
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Method of patterning nanowire-based transparent conductors are described. In particular, the methods are directed to partial etching that generates low-visibility or invisible patterns.
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NANOWIRES-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of fabricating a transparent conductor which comprises depositing a plurality of metal nanowires on a surface of a substrate, the metal nanowires being dispersed in a liquid; and forming a metal nanowire network layer on the substrate by allowing the liquid to dry, depositing a matrix material on the metal nanowire network layer, and curing the matrix material to form a matrix, the matrix and the metal nanowires embedded therein forming a conductive layer, wherein the substrate is flexible, and wherein the substrate is driven by a rotating reel along a traveling path, and the metal nanowires are deposited at a first deposition station along the traveling path, and the matrix material is deposited at a second deposition station along the traveling path.
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Disclosed herein are optical stacks comprising a plurality of silver nanostructures that are stable to light exposure by incorporating oxygen barriers, wherein the oxygen barrier may be in the form of an edge seal.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method of fabricating a transparent conductor which comprises depositing a plurality of metal nanowires on a surface of a substrate, the metal nanowires being dispersed in a liquid; and forming a metal nanowire network layer on the substrate by allowing the liquid to dry, depositing a matrix material on the metal nanowire network layer, and curing the matrix material to form a matrix, the matrix and the metal nanowires embedded therein forming a conductive layer, wherein the substrate is flexible, and wherein the substrate is driven by a rotating reel along a traveling path, and the metal nanowires are deposited at a first deposition station along the traveling path, and the matrix material is deposited at a second deposition station along the traveling path.