• 文献标题:   Spray Deposition of Ag Nanowire-Graphene Oxide Hybrid Electrodes for Flexible Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Displays
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHOI Y, KIM CS, JO S
  • 作者关键词:   silver nanowire, graphene oxide, polymerdispersed liquid crystal, smart window, hybrid transparent conductive electrode
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1996-1944
  • 通讯作者地址:   Kyungpook Natl Univ
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.3390/ma11112231
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

We investigated the effect of different spray-coating parameters on the electro-optical properties of Ag nanowires (NWs). Highly transparent and conductive Ag NW-graphene oxide (GO) hybrid electrodes were fabricated by using the spray-coating technique. The Ag NW percolation network was modified with GO and this led to a reduced sheet resistance of the Ag NW-GO electrode as the result of a decrease in the inter-nanowire contact resistance. Although electrical conductivity and optical transmittance of the Ag NW electrodes have a trade-off relationship, Ag NW-GO hybrid electrodes exhibited significantly improved sheet resistance and slightly decreased transmittance compared to Ag NW electrodes. Ag NW-GO hybrid electrodes were integrated into smart windows based on polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) for the first time. Experimental results showed that the electro-optical properties of the PDLCs based on Ag NW-GO electrodes were superior when compared to those of PDLCs based on only Ag NW electrodes. This study revealed that the hybrid Ag NW-GO electrode is a promising material for manufacturing the large-area flexible indium tin oxide (ITO)-free PDLCs.