One-step sub-10 μm patterning of carbon-nanotube thin films for transparent conductor applications

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 3285-3293

  Fukaya, Norihiro ^a   Kim, Dong Young ^b   Kishimoto, Shigeru ^a   Noda, Suguru ^b   Ohno, Yutaka ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube; flexible; micropatterning; touch sensor; transparent conductive film

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; SHEET RESISTANCE; THIN FILMS;

CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS; FLEXIBLE; MATERIAL UTILIZATION; MICRO PATTERNING; MICROGRID STRUCTURES; TOUCH SENSORS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84899432603     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn4041975     Document Type: Article

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