title: A high-performance, flexible and robust metal nanotrough-embedded transparent conducting film for wearable touch screen panels.
abstract: We report a high-performance, flexible and robust metal nanotrough-embedded transparent conducting hybrid film (metal nanotrough-GFRHybrimer). Using an electro-spun polymer nanofiber web as a template and vacuum-deposited gold as a conductor, a junction resistance-free continuous metal nanotrough network is formed. Subsequently, the metal nanotrough is embedded on the surface of a glass-fabric reinforced composite substrate (GFRHybrimer). The monolithic composite structure of our transparent conducting film allows simultaneously high thermal stability (24 h at 250 °C in air), a smooth surface topography (Rrms < 1 nm) and excellent opto-electrical properties. A flexible touch screen panel (TSP) is fabricated using the transparent conducting films. The flexible TSP device stably operates on the back of a human hand and on a wristband.
authors: Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea. bsbae@kaist.ac.kr.
authors: Hyeon-Gyun
authors: HG
authors: Im
authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea. jangung@unist.ac.kr.
authors: Byeong Wan
authors: BW
authors: An
authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), University of Ulsan, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Korea.
authors: Jungho
authors: J
authors: Jin
authors: Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea. bsbae@kaist.ac.kr.
authors: Junho
authors: J
authors: Jang
authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea. jangung@unist.ac.kr.
authors: Young-Geun
authors: YG
authors: Park
authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wearable Electronics Research Group, Center for Smart Sensor Systems, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan Metropolitan City, 689-798, Republic of Korea. jangung@unist.ac.kr.
authors: Jang-Ung
authors: JU
authors: Park
authors: Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE), Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea. bsbae@kaist.ac.kr.
authors: Byeong-Soo
authors: BS
authors: Bae