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2019 , Vol. 34 >Issue 12: 1257 - 1264

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15541/jim20190098

Degradation Mechanism of Silver Nanowire Transparent Conductive Films: a Review

  • Chang-Hui YE ,
  • Yu-Jia GU ,
  • Gui-Xin WANG ,
  • Li-Li BI
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  • College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China

Received date: 2019-03-04

  Revised date: 2019-04-28

  Online published: 2019-06-15

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(51771187)

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Abstract

Silver nanowire transparent conductive film is one of the new indium-free electrode materials. It has attracted increasing attention from academia and industry due to its superior optoelectronic properties and excellent flexibility. It has been employed in a wide variety of applications in displays, touch panels, solar cells, smart heaters, electromagnetic interference shielding, and so on. However, silver nanowire transparent conductive film has a serious stability issue in service, for example, break or spheroidization above 300 ℃ under fulfidation, accelerating the degradation under ultraviolet light, pores for mation or even breakdown due to electromigration. In this review, the degradation phenomena is thoroughly introduced, the degradation mechanisms is analyzed, and the remedy strategy of degradation is discussed.

Key words： silver nanowires; transparent conductive films; degradation mechanism; electromigration; sulfidation; review

Cite this article

Chang-Hui YE , Yu-Jia GU , Gui-Xin WANG , Li-Li BI . Degradation Mechanism of Silver Nanowire Transparent Conductive Films: a Review[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019 , 34(12) : 1257 -1264 . DOI: 10.15541/jim20190098

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