High-Stability Silver Nanowire–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite Flexible Transparent Electrodes Prepared by Electrodeposition

Silver nanowire (AgNW) conductive film fabricated by solution processing was investigated as an alternative to indium tin oxide (ITO) in flexible transparent electrodes. In this paper, we studied a facile and effective method by electrodepositing Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> o...

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Autores principales: Honglong Ning, Junlong Chen, Zhihang Li, Zhuohui Xu, Rihui Yao, Hongfu Liang, Taijiang Liu, Guoping Su, Dongxiang Luo, Junbiao Peng
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c24e6e2a8e88413a872124ec31b5df6f2021-11-25T18:31:59ZHigh-Stability Silver Nanowire–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite Flexible Transparent Electrodes Prepared by Electrodeposition10.3390/nano111130472079-4991https://doaj.org/article/c24e6e2a8e88413a872124ec31b5df6f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/11/3047https://doaj.org/toc/2079-4991Silver nanowire (AgNW) conductive film fabricated by solution processing was investigated as an alternative to indium tin oxide (ITO) in flexible transparent electrodes. In this paper, we studied a facile and effective method by electrodepositing Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> on the surface of AgNWs. As a result, flexible transparent electrodes with improved stability could be obtained by electrodepositing Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. It was found that, as the annealing temperature rises, the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> coating layer can be transformed from Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O into a denser amorphous state at 150 °C. By studying the increase of electrodeposition temperature, it was observed that the transmittance of the AgNW–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> composite films first rose to the maximum at 70 °C and then decreased. With the increase of the electrodeposition time, the figure of merit (FoM) of the composite films increased and reached the maximum when the time was 40 s. Through optimizing the experimental parameters, a high-stability AgNW flexible transparent electrode using polyimide (PI) as a substrate was prepared without sacrificing optical and electrical performance by electrodepositing at −1.1 V and 70 °C for 40 s with 0.1 mol/L Al(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> as the electrolyte, which can withstand a high temperature of 250 °C or 250,000 bending cycles with a bending radius of 4 mm.Honglong NingJunlong ChenZhihang LiZhuohui XuRihui YaoHongfu LiangTaijiang LiuGuoping SuDongxiang LuoJunbiao PengMDPI AGarticlesilver nanowiresAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>electrodepositionflexible transparent electrodeshigh-stabilityChemistryQD1-999ENNanomaterials, Vol 11, Iss 3047, p 3047 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic silver nanowires
Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
electrodeposition
flexible transparent electrodes
high-stability
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle silver nanowires
Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
electrodeposition
flexible transparent electrodes
high-stability
Chemistry
QD1-999
Honglong Ning
Junlong Chen
Zhihang Li
Zhuohui Xu
Rihui Yao
Hongfu Liang
Taijiang Liu
Guoping Su
Dongxiang Luo
Junbiao Peng
High-Stability Silver Nanowire–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite Flexible Transparent Electrodes Prepared by Electrodeposition
description Silver nanowire (AgNW) conductive film fabricated by solution processing was investigated as an alternative to indium tin oxide (ITO) in flexible transparent electrodes. In this paper, we studied a facile and effective method by electrodepositing Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> on the surface of AgNWs. As a result, flexible transparent electrodes with improved stability could be obtained by electrodepositing Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. It was found that, as the annealing temperature rises, the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> coating layer can be transformed from Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O into a denser amorphous state at 150 °C. By studying the increase of electrodeposition temperature, it was observed that the transmittance of the AgNW–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> composite films first rose to the maximum at 70 °C and then decreased. With the increase of the electrodeposition time, the figure of merit (FoM) of the composite films increased and reached the maximum when the time was 40 s. Through optimizing the experimental parameters, a high-stability AgNW flexible transparent electrode using polyimide (PI) as a substrate was prepared without sacrificing optical and electrical performance by electrodepositing at −1.1 V and 70 °C for 40 s with 0.1 mol/L Al(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> as the electrolyte, which can withstand a high temperature of 250 °C or 250,000 bending cycles with a bending radius of 4 mm.
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author Honglong Ning
Junlong Chen
Zhihang Li
Zhuohui Xu
Rihui Yao
Hongfu Liang
Taijiang Liu
Guoping Su
Dongxiang Luo
Junbiao Peng
author_facet Honglong Ning
Junlong Chen
Zhihang Li
Zhuohui Xu
Rihui Yao
Hongfu Liang
Taijiang Liu
Guoping Su
Dongxiang Luo
Junbiao Peng
author_sort Honglong Ning
title High-Stability Silver Nanowire–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite Flexible Transparent Electrodes Prepared by Electrodeposition
title_short High-Stability Silver Nanowire–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite Flexible Transparent Electrodes Prepared by Electrodeposition
title_full High-Stability Silver Nanowire–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite Flexible Transparent Electrodes Prepared by Electrodeposition
title_fullStr High-Stability Silver Nanowire–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite Flexible Transparent Electrodes Prepared by Electrodeposition
title_full_unstemmed High-Stability Silver Nanowire–Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Composite Flexible Transparent Electrodes Prepared by Electrodeposition
title_sort high-stability silver nanowire–al<sub>2</sub>o<sub>3</sub> composite flexible transparent electrodes prepared by electrodeposition
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c24e6e2a8e88413a872124ec31b5df6f
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