Uniform self-forming metallic network as a high-performance transparent conductive electrode.

Han, Bing; Pei, Ke; Huang, Yuanlin; Zhang, Xiaojian; Rong, Qikun; Lin, Qinggeng; Guo, Yangfei; Sun, Tianyi et al. · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A transparent, conductive, and flexible electrode is demonstrated. It is based on an inexpensive and easily manufacturable metallic network formed by depositing metals onto a template film. This electrode shows excellent electro-optical properties, with the figure of merit ranging from 300 to 700, and transmittance from 82% (~4.3 Ω sq(-1) ) to 45% (~0.5 Ω sq(-1) ).