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Development of solution-processed nanowire composites for opto-electronics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2016

David S. Ginley ,
Shruti Aggarwal ,
Rajiv Singh ,
Tom Gennett ,
Maikel F. A. M. van Hest  and
John D. Perkins
David S. Ginley*
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Process Tech and Adv Concepts, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Shruti Aggarwal
Affiliation:
University School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Guro Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi 110075, India
Rajiv Singh
Affiliation:
National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi 110012, India
Tom Gennett
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Process Tech and Adv Concepts, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Maikel F. A. M. van Hest
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Process Tech and Adv Concepts, Golden, CO 80401, USA
John D. Perkins
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Process Tech and Adv Concepts, Golden, CO 80401, USA
*
Address all correspondence to David S. Ginley at David.ginley@nrel.gov
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Abstract

Silver nanowire-based contacts represent one of the major new directions in transparent contacts for opto-electronic devices with the added advantage that they can have Indium-Tin-Oxide-like properties at substantially reduced processing temperatures and without the use of vacuum-based processing. However, nanowires alone often do not adhere well to the substrate or other film interfaces; even after a relatively high-temperature anneal and unencapsulated nanowires show environmental degradation at high temperature and humidity. Here we report on the development of ZnO/Ag-nanowire composites that have sheet resistance below 10 Ω/sq and >90% transmittance from a solution-based process with process temperatures below 200 °C. These films have significant applications potential in photovoltaics and displays.

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Functional Oxides Research Letters
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MRS Communications , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 2016 , pp. 341 - 347
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2016 

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