Performance characterization of transparent and conductive grids one-step-printed on curved substrates using template-guided foaming.

ABSTRACT: Next-generation electronic devices require electrically conductive, mechanically flexible, and optically transparent conducting electrodes (CEs) that can endure large deformations. However, patterning conditions of such CEs have been mainly limited to flat substrates because of the nature of conventional fabrication techniques; thus, comprehensive studies are needed to be conducted on this topic. Herein, we characterize the material and structural properties of CEs, curvature of substrates, and their operational performance. We use a single-step printing method, termed template-guided foaming (TGF), to fabricate flexible transparent conducting electrodes (FTCEs) on various substrates with initial curvatures. We adopted silver nanowires (AgNWs) and a conductive polymer (PEDOT:PSS) to charac

SUBMITTER: Chae Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520378 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature