Production of Flexible Transparent Conducting Films of Self-Fused Nanowires via One-Step Supersonic Spraying
- Authors
- Lee, Jong-Gun; Kim, Do-Yeon; Lee, Jong-Hyuk; Sinha-Ray, Suman; Yarin, Alexander L.; Swihart, Mark T.; Kim, Donghwan; Yoon, Sam S.
- Issue Date
- Jan-2017
- Publisher
- WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
- Keywords
- self-fusion; silver nanowires; supersonic kinetic spraying; transparent conducting films
- Citation
- ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, v.27, no.1
- Indexed
- SCI
SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
- Volume
- 27
- Number
- 1
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/85033
- DOI
- 10.1002/adfm.201602548
- ISSN
- 1616-301X
1616-3028
- Abstract
- Scalable and economical manufacturing of flexible transparent conducting films (TCF) is a key barrier to widespread adoption of low-cost flexible electronics. Here, a simple, robust, and scalable method of flexible TCF formation using supersonic kinetic spraying is demonstrated. Silver nanowire (AgNW) suspensions are sprayed at supersonic speed to produce self-sintered films of AgNWs on flexible substrates. These films display remarkably low sheet resistance, <10 Omega sq(-1), combined with high transmittance, >90%. These electrically conducting, transparent, and flexible coatings can be deposited over a 100 cm(2) area in approximate to 30 s. Theoretical analysis reveals the underlying physical mechanism behind self-sintering, showing that self-sintering is enabled by the high velocity of impact in supersonic spraying.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - College of Engineering > ETC > 1. Journal Articles

Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.