Printing Holes by a Dewetting Solution Enables Formation of a Transparent Conductive Film

We present hereby a general approach for rapid fabrication of large scale, patterned transparent conductive coatings composed of nanoparticles. The approach is based on direct formation of “2D holes” with controllable diameter onto a thin film composed of metal nanoparticles. The holes are formed by...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2014-11, Vol.6 (21), p.18668-18672
Main Authors: Layani, Michael, Berman, Ruth, Magdassi, Shlomo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We present hereby a general approach for rapid fabrication of large scale, patterned transparent conductive coatings composed of nanoparticles. The approach is based on direct formation of “2D holes” with controllable diameter onto a thin film composed of metal nanoparticles. The holes are formed by inkjet printing a dewetting aqueous liquid, which pushes away the metal nanoparticles, thus forming a transparent array of interconnected conductive rings.
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/am504106s