Thermal annealing effects on silver nanowire networks

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 9-11, 2014, Pages 785-795

  Giusti, G ^a   Langley, D P ^a,b   Lagrange, M ^a   Collins, R ^a   Jimenez, C ^a   Brechet Y ^a   Bellet, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ag networks; Nanowire networks; Silver nanowires; Sintering; TCM; Thermal annealing; Transparent conductive materials; Transparent electrodes

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ENERGY CONVERSION; ISOTHERMAL ANNEALING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NANOWIRES; SILVER; SINTERING;

ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE; NANOWIRE NETWORKS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SILVER NANOWIRES; THERMAL ANNEALING EFFECTS; THERMAL-ANNEALING; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS;

TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

EID: 84904897963     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2014.063788     Document Type: Article

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