Synthesis and purification of long copper nanowires. Application to high performance flexible transparent electrodes with and without PEDOT:PSS

Nano Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 315-324

  Mayousse, Céline ^a   Celle, Caroline ^a   Carella, Alexandre ^a   Simonato, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

copper nanowires; metallic nanowires; PEDOT:PSS; touch sensor; transparent electrodes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897025974     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0397-4     Document Type: Article

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