High-performance, transparent, and stretchable electrodes using graphene-metal nanowire hybrid structures

Nano Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2814-2821

  Lee, Mi Sun ^a   Lee, Kyongsoo ^a   Kim, So Yun ^a   Lee, Heejoo ^a   Park, Jihun ^a   Choi, Kwang Hyuk ^b   Kim, Han Ki ^b   Kim, Dae Gon ^c   Lee, Dae Young ^d   Nam, Sungwoo ^e   Park, Jang Ung ^a  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Samsungtechwin R and D Center   (South Korea)

^d Samsung Display Co   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

graphene; hybrid; Nanowires; stretchable electronics; transparent electrodes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; HYBRID; HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; STRETCHABLE ELECTRODES; STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE; WEARABLE ELECTRONICS;

ELECTRODES; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOWIRES; TENSILE STRAIN;

TRANSPARENT OPTICAL NETWORKS;

GRAPHITE; METAL; NANOWIRE;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENS; ARTICLE;

CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRAPHITE; METALS; NANOWIRES;

EID: 84879080520     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl401070p     Document Type: Article

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