title: Preparation of Aluminum Nanomesh Thin Films from an Anodic Aluminum Oxide Template as Transparent Conductive Electrodes.
abstract: We have employed anodic aluminum oxide as a template to prepare ultrathin, transparent, and conducting Al films with a unique nanomesh structure for transparent conductive electrodes. The anodic aluminum oxide template is obtained through direct anodization of a sputtered Al layer on a glass substrate, and subsequent wet etching creates the nanomesh metallic film. The optical and conductive properties are greatly influenced by experimental conditions. By tuning the anodizing time, transparent electrodes with appropriate optical transmittance and sheet resistance have been obtained. The results demonstrate that our proposed strategy can serve as a potential method to fabricate low-cost TCEs to replace conventional indium tin oxide materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yiwen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yulong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Mingxia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xinhai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Xiao Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
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