UV treatment of flexible copper nanowire mesh films for transparent conductor applications

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dc.contributor.authorLonne, Quentin
dc.contributor.authorEndrino, José L.
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Zhaorong
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-16T15:33:38Z
dc.date.available2017-12-13T15:33:38Z
dc.date.issued2017-10-30
dc.description.abstractCopper nanowires have the potential to reach and even exceed the indium tin oxide performances as flexible transparent conductive electrodes. However, for a large-scale production, they need to be fabricated in a high-speed, low-cost way, without degrading the flexible substrate. One of the major bottlenecks resides in the post-treatment used to remove organic residues from the surface of the nanowires after forming the transparent electrode, which is necessary to obtain high optoelectronic performances. Here, we propose an ultra-violet irradiation and a subsequent acetic acid bath as an easy, scalable, fast post-treatment. After only 2 min of ultra-violet treatment, followed by 10 min of acid bath, an Rs of 42 Ω sq−1 and a T 550 nm of 87% were measured. Besides, copper nanowire electrodes maintained their high transparency in the range 750–2500 nm, which makes them good candidates for applications such as infrared solar cells.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationLonne Q, Endrino J, Huang Z. (2017) UV treatment of flexible copper nanowire mesh films for transparent conductor applications. Nanoscale Research Letters, Volume 12, Issue 577, 2017, pp. 1-8en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1931-7573
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11671-017-2343-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12748
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCopper nanowireen_UK
dc.subjectTransparent conductive electrodesen_UK
dc.subjectUltra-violet treatmenten_UK
dc.titleUV treatment of flexible copper nanowire mesh films for transparent conductor applicationsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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