A method to fabricate uniform silver nanowires transparent electrode using Meyer rod coating and dynamic heating

Abstract

It is commonly believed that silver nanowires transparent electrode is one of the promising substitutions of indium tin oxide. Silver nanowires transparent electrode has two important properties including high transparency and high conductivity. There are several articles reporting they have successfully fabricated high performance of nanowires electrode with high transmittance and high conductivity, however, those transparent electrodes usually have a poor uniformity, which limits the application of silver nanowires. This paper brings out a simple method to fabricate electrode, which has a high uniformity using Mayer rod coating, and dynamic heating, leading to 24 Ω/sq sheet resistance, 91% light transmittance. The research of this subject can expand the application range of silver nanowires electrode and further promote the development of flexible electronic devices.