Silver Nanowires: From Scalable Synthesis to Recyclable Foldable Electronics

CuCl2-Mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanowires for Flexible Transparent Conducting Films

“…However, the higher concentration of Ag nanowire on the substrate also decreases the holes between the wires, which lessens the amount of light that passes through the substrate. [9][10] As a result, the optical transmission of the electrodes is reduced. The lowest sheet resistance of <10 ohm/sq was achieved on the substrate with a nanowire density of 0.2 mg/cm2.…”

“…Metal nanowires, such as silver (Ag) and copper (Cu), are considered as the best replacement due to their excellent electrical conductivity, which could be comparable to those of ITO. They also exhibit excellent malleability, which is advantageous for flexible electronics [9].In fact, Ag nanowires could be a good alternative because of its high electrical conductivity, which is the highest among. Though Ag is comparable to Inin terms of market price, large amount of Ag nanowires can be easily synthesized in solution at ambient temperatures.…”

“…Recently, various printing techniques for Ag nanowires on different types of substrates have been explored to produce transparent flexible conducting electrodes [9]. This includes spin-coating [7], drop casting [8], and air-spraying [8], vacuum filtration [9] and Meyer rod coating [10].…”

“…This includes spin-coating [7], drop casting [8], and air-spraying [8], vacuum filtration [9] and Meyer rod coating [10]. Among these methods, the Meyer rod coating is the simplest and most scalable.…”

“…It also addresses the problems on surface roughness and uniformity of the transparent conducting film. [9] In this work, the effect of CuCl2 concentration on the morphology of Ag nanostructures was investigated. Ag nanowire suspension in ethanol was evenly coated on polymer substrates to fabricate transparent flexible conducting films.…”