title: Solution-processed metal nanowire mesh transparent electrodes.
abstract: Transparent conductive electrodes are important components of thin-film solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and many display technologies. Doped metal oxides are commonly used, but their optical transparency is limited for films with a low sheet resistance. Furthermore, they are prone to cracking when deposited on flexible substrates, are costly, and require a high-temperature step for the best performance. We demonstrate solution-processed transparent electrodes consisting of random meshes of metal nanowires that exhibit an optical transparency equivalent to or better than that of metal-oxide thin films for the same sheet resistance. Organic solar cells deposited on these electrodes show a performance equivalent to that of devices based on a conventional metal-oxide transparent electrode.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Jung-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peumans
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004559:Electric Wiring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008839:Microelectrodes; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010316:Particle Size; D012996:Solutions; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008670:Metals; D012996:Solutions