High Stable, Transparent and Conductive ZnO/Ag/ZnO Nanofilm Electrodes on Rigid/Flexible Substrates

Abstract

Here, highly transparent, conductive, and stable ZnO/Ag/ZnO electrodes on transparent rigid glass and flexible substrates were prepared by facile, room-temperature magnetron sputtering, in which the continuous Ag layers were obtained by means of oxidization-induced effect under an Ar atmosphere with tiny amounts of O 2 . The results showed an appropriate amount of O 2 was beneficial to form continuous Ag films because of the adsorption of oxygen between the ZnO and Ag layers. When the concentration of O 2 in the Ar atmosphere was 2.0%-3.0%, ZnO (40 nm)/Ag (10 nm)/ZnO (40 nm) films on rigid glass showed visible-range transmittance of 94.8% and sheet resistance of 8.58 Ω¨sq´1, while the corresponding data on flexible PET substrates were 95.9% and 8.11 Ω¨sq´1, respectively. In addition, the outstanding electrodes remained stable for more than six months under air conditioned conditions. The electrodes are fully functional as universal rigid/flexible electrodes for high-performance electronic applications.

Low-Temperature Fabrication of High-Performance and Stable GZO/Ag/GZO Multilayer Structures for Transparent Electrode Applications

“…Thus, the best optical properties of the GAG structures are obtained when the Ag interlayer thickness is 10 nm. The obtained optimal thickness value of the Ag interlayer is similar to the one reported by other groups for ZnO/Ag/Zno multilayers deposited at low substrate temperatures [19,28,[42][43][44]. Figure 3b depicts the transmittance spectra for the GAG structures with the optimum Ag interlayer thickness and different GZO thicknesses.…”

Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Zinc Oxide Layers Produced by Pulsed Laser Deposition Method

“…ZnO has high chemical and mechanical stability; furthermore, it is nontoxic and widespread in nature. Recently, transparent-conducting oxides on the base of ZnO have been studied well [1–3]. ZnO is one of the most promising materials for the fabrication of the next generation of optoelectronic devices in the UV region and optical or display devices [4].…”

“…The nanostructures like nanotubes, nanorods, nanowalls, nanofibers and high-quality undoped and doped ZnO thin films have been grown with plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy, vapor transport deposition method, vacuum arc deposition metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), sol–gel process, and spray pyrolysis [9, 10]. Such nanotubes, nanowires, nanoribbons, and nanofibers have deserved special attention for their potential applications in applied fields such as field emission displays, optical waveguides, solar cells, ultraviolet photodetectors, optical switches, and gas sensing [1–8]. The chemical bath deposition and sol–gel technique are also well known methods of preparation of ZnO thin films.…”

Recent progress of multilayer composite transparent conductive film

“…在Ag膜 中掺杂Al可以改善薄膜的热稳定性 [74,83] , Ag中掺入 Pd可以提高薄膜的耐湿性, 在Ag中同时掺入Pd和Cu, 能够防止中间金属层的聚集和氧化, 使该多层膜在 大气条件下更加稳定 [51,60,61] . 最近, Zhang等人 [45] 在 Ag膜沉积时掺入微量氧, 制备的ZnO/Ag/ZnO结构多 层TCF, 显示了良好的稳定性, 暴露于大气放置6个 月后光电性能仍十分良好. Transparent conductive films (TCFs), which transmit light and conduct electrical current simultaneously, are widely used as transparent electrodes across technical fields such as flat-panel displays, touch screens, solar cells and light-emitting devices.…”