Enhancement of the Conductivity and Uniformity of Silver Nanowire Flexible Transparent Conductive Films by Femtosecond Laser-Induced Nanowelding
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Material and Film Coating
2.2. Laser Welding AgNW FTCFs
2.3. Performance Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology of the Laser-Welded AgNWs
3.2. Numerical Analysis of the Electric Field Intensity for Laser-Welded the AgNWs
3.3. Sheet Resistance and Transmittance
3.4. Distribution of Sheet Resistance of the AgNW FTCFs
3.5. Reliability of the AgNW FTCFs
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hu, Y.; Liang, C.; Sun, X.; Zheng, J.; Duan, J.; Zhuang, X. Enhancement of the Conductivity and Uniformity of Silver Nanowire Flexible Transparent Conductive Films by Femtosecond Laser-Induced Nanowelding. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 673. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9050673
Hu Y, Liang C, Sun X, Zheng J, Duan J, Zhuang X. Enhancement of the Conductivity and Uniformity of Silver Nanowire Flexible Transparent Conductive Films by Femtosecond Laser-Induced Nanowelding. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(5):673. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9050673
Chicago/Turabian StyleHu, Youwang, Chang Liang, Xiaoyan Sun, Jianfen Zheng, Ji’an Duan, and Xuye Zhuang. 2019. "Enhancement of the Conductivity and Uniformity of Silver Nanowire Flexible Transparent Conductive Films by Femtosecond Laser-Induced Nanowelding" Nanomaterials 9, no. 5: 673. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9050673