Preparation and Properties of Double-Sided AgNWs/PVC/AgNWs Flexible Transparent Conductive Film by Dip-Coating Process

Abstract

The double-sided transparent conductive films of AgNWs/PVC/AgNWs using the silver nanowires and PVC substrate were fabricated by the dip-coating process followed by mechanical press treatment. The morphological and structural characteristics were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM), the photoelectric properties and mechanical stability were measured by ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis) spectrophotometer, four-point probe technique, 3M sticky tape test, and cyclic bending test. The results indicate that the structure and photoelectric performances of the AgNWs films were mainly affected by the dipping and lifting speeds. At the optimized dipping speed of 50 mm/min and lifting speed of 100 mm/min, the AgNWs are evenly distributed on the surface of the PVC substrate, and the sheet resistance of AgNWs film on both sides of PVC is about 60 Ω/sq, and the optical transmittance is 84.55 % with the figure of merit value up to 35.8. The film treated with the 10 MPa pressure shows excellent adhesion and low surface roughness of 17.8 nm and maintains its conductivity with the sheet resistance change of 17 % over 10,000 cyclic bends.

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