title: Silver Nanowire-Conducting Polymer-ITO Hybrids for Flexible and Transparent Conductive Electrodes with Excellent Durability.
abstract: Solution-processed silver nanowire (AgNW) films have attracted attention as transparent and conductive electrodes for flexible optoelectronic devices and touch screens, to replace sputtered indium-tin-oxide (ITO) films. However, the mechanical flexibility, environmental durability, and the optical (such as transparency and a haze) and electrical properties of the AgNW films should be improved for their practical application. In this work, high-performance and roll-to-roll processed AgNW-based hybrid electrodes comprising poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (
  PSS) and/or ITO are introduced. The optical and electrical properties of the AgNW films combined with
  PSS, ITO, or both of them were systematically examined. Among the films, the AgNW-PEDOT:PSS-ITO hybrid film exhibits a high transmittance (88%) and a low sheet resistance (44 Ω sq(-1)) with a small haze (1.9%). Moreover, the hybrid films show excellent durability to a variety of environmental stresses. By virtues of the high performance and durability, it is believed that the AgNW-PEDOT:PSS-ITO hybrid electrodes are highly suitable for practical use.
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, South Korea.|§InkTec Co. Ltd, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-839, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: #Department of Electronic Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yunkyung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: §InkTec Co. Ltd, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-839, South Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Kyoung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: #Department of Electronic Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714, South Korea.
authors.forename: Seonghwa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: §InkTec Co. Ltd, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-839, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Yong
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: §InkTec Co. Ltd, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 425-839, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Choon
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: ‡Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Man
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: #Department of Electronic Engineering, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeonghun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwak
keywords: durability; flexible electrodes; hybrids; silver nanowires; transparent conductive electrodes