Silver nanowires transparent conductive films: Fabrication using different sintering techniques

Abstract

Large-scale synthesis of silver nanowires (AgNWs) is achieved by an improved facile polyol method, with the diameter about 70 nm and the length exceeding 20 μm. The synthesized AgNWs can be processed to form a highly transparent thin film, making nanowire networks to realize high electrical conductivity. Simple oven heating and fast light sintering methods have been examined for curing the films, and achieved high transparency and excellent conductivity in both the cases. The obtained conductive transparent films of AgNW are expected to have a wide variety of applications such as solar cells, flat displays, and touch panel sensors in future.