Copper nanowire networks with transparent oxide shells that prevent oxidation without reducing transmittance

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 9673-9679

  Chen, Zuofeng ^a,b   Ye, Shengrong ^b   Stewart, Ian E ^b   Wiley, Benjamin J ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

copper nanowires; core shell structure; metal oxide; oxidation resistant; transparent conductor

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE FILMS; INDIUM; NANOWIRES; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; OXIDE FILMS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIN; TIN OXIDES;

COPPER NANOWIRES; CORE SHELL STRUCTURE; METAL OXIDES; OXIDATION RESISTANT; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS;

COPPER;

EID: 84924396775     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn504308n     Document Type: Article

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