Robust transparent conducting electrode based on silver nanowire coating on polyelectrolytes multilayers

Abstract

Transparent conductive electrodes were fabricated by the deposition of silver nanowires (AgNW) on various substrates modified by the deposition of polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEM) as primer. The PEM primer films were coated on the glass substrate by the sequential deposition of 7 or 8 layers of poly(diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) and poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) to improve the adhesion of AgNW and produce flexible transparent conducting *Manuscript Click here to view linked References maintaining excellent transparency (85% transmission at 550 nm) even after up to 6 peeling test cycles. Finally, to demonstrate the benefit of this method, poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) sheet was coated with PEM primer and AgNW to produce flexible transparent conducting electrode.

Molecular mechanics of Ag nanowire transfer processes subjected to contact loading by a PDMS substrate

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Picosecond acoustics versus tape adhesion test: Confrontation on a series of similar samples with a variable adhesion

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