title: Printing holes by a dewetting solution enables formation of a transparent conductive film.
abstract: We present hereby a general approach for rapid fabrication of large scale, patterned transparent conductive coatings composed of nanoparticles. The approach is based on direct formation of "2D holes" with controllable diameter onto a thin film composed of metal nanoparticles. The holes are formed by inkjet printing a dewetting aqueous liquid, which pushes away the metal nanoparticles, thus forming a transparent array of interconnected conductive rings.
authors.affiliation: Casali Center, Institute of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem, Israel 91904.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Layani
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Shlomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magdassi
keywords: conductive; electrodes; holes; silver; transparent