Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide transparent conductors and methods of manufacturing the same, in particular, high-throughput coating methods.SOLUTION: A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires 16 which may be embedded in a matrix 18. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates. There is provided transparent conductors having desirable electrical, optical and mechanical properties, in particular, transparent conductors that are adaptable to any substrates, and can be manufactured and patterned in a low-cost, high-throughput process.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manufacture a transparent conductive film using metal nanowires or metal nanotubes as a conductive component through less manufacturing processes, and to suppress the manufacturing cost and environmental load.SOLUTION: The composition for coating formation contains the metal nanowires or metal nanotubes as a first component, a compound having amide as a second component, a compound having (meth) acryloyl as a third component, a solvent as a fourth component, and a photopolymerization initiator as a fifth component.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transparent conductor, a method for manufacturing and patterning the transparent conductor, and application of the transparent conductor.SOLUTION: A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coating a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer includes a network of a nanowire that may be incorporated into a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent, may be patterned, and is preferable as a transparent electrode in a visual display device such as a touch screen, a liquid crystal display device, and a plasma display panel. Another embodiment describes a switching device which includes: the transparent electrode including multiple conductive nanowires; and a thin film transistor including a substrate, a gate electrode, a semiconductor active layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode.
Abstract:
Organic electronic devices, compositions, and methods are disclosed that employ electrically conductive nanowires and conducting materials such as conjugated polymers such as sulfonated regioregular polythiophenes which provide high device performance such as good solar cell efficiency. Devices requiring transparent conductors that are resilient to physical stresses can be fabricated, with reduced corrosion problems.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to structures comprising a nanostructure layer that includes a plurality of transparent conductors and coating layer formed on a surface thereof. In some embodiments, the coating layer includes one or more conductive plugs having outer and inner surfaces. The inner surface the plug is placed in electrical communication with the nanostructure layer and the outer surface forms conductive surface contacts proximate an outer surface of the coating layer. In some embodiments, the structure includes a polarizer and is used as a shielding layer in flat panel electrochromic displays, such as liquid crystal displays, touch panels, and the like.
Abstract:
This disclosure is related to photosensitive ink compositions comprising conductive nanostructures and a photosensitive compound, and method of using the same.