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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:
Fluorescent particles including quantum dots and fluorescent beads bound to multifunctional scaffolds can be used as taggants. The taggants can be further bound to a substrate of interest through binding sites on the multifunctional scaffolds.
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This disclosure is related to photosensitive ink compositions comprising conductive nanostructures and a photosensitive compound, and method of using the same.
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A method of forming monodispersed metal nanowires comprising: forming a reaction mixture including a metal salt, a capping agent and a quaternary ammonium chloride in a reducing solvent at a first temperature; and forming metal nanowires by reducing the metal salt in the reaction mixture.
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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 that may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically clear, patternable and is suitable as a transparent electrode in visual display devices such as touch screens, liquid crystal displays, plasma display panels and the like.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method, comprising forming a thin film of interconnecting conductive nanostructures on a substrate by depositing an ink composition on the substrate, wherein the ink composition comprises a plurality of conductive nanostructures, a binding material, a photosensitive compound, and a polar solvent; and removing the polar solvent; and exposing a portion of the thin film to a UV light source to cause the crosslinkable polymer in the exposed portion of the thin film to crosslink.
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OF THE DISCLOSUREA transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires that may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically clear, patternable and is suitable as a transparent electrode in visual display devices such as touch screens, liquid crystal displays, plasma display panels and the like.Figure 24
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Methods of enhancing contrast ratio of conductive nanostructure-based transparent conductors are described. Contrast ratio is significantly improved by reduction of light scattering and reflectivity of the nanostructures through steps of plating the conductive nanostructures followed by etching or oxidizing the underlying conductive nanostructures.
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A method of forming an integrated circuit layer material is described, comprising depositing a layer of templates on a substrate, said template including a first binding site having an affinity for the substrate, a second binding site having an affinity for a target integrated circuit material and a protecting material coupled to the second binding site via a labile linkage to prevent the binding site from binding to the target integrated circuit material; exposing the template to an external stimulus to degrade the labile linkage; removing the protecting material; and binding the integrated circuit material to the second binding site.