Transparent Conductive Nanowires Thin Films: Preparation Methods and Applications in Optoelectronic Devices
LIU Ping1,2, ZENG Baoqing2, WANG Yaxiong1,2, WANG Jianghao1,2
1 College of Electron and Information Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402;
2 School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronic Science and
Abstract: The merits of transparent conductive thin films (TCF) based on nanowires include excellent optoelectrical properties, low-cost manufacturing, and applicability for flexible device fabrication. The preparation, patterning and application in optoelectronic devices are introduced for nanowire transparent conductive thin films (NTCF) in this paper, including seven preparation me-thods — drop coating, dip coating, vacuum filtration, Meyer rod coating, spin coating, spray coating and printing, and two applied fields — solar cells and light emitting diodes. In varieties of NTCFs, preparation techniques of silver NTCF and copper NTCF have gained continuous perfection in recent years, so they provoke wide concern and are expected to have a breakthrough in industrial application.
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