title: Visibly Transparent Heaters.
abstract: Heater plates or sheets that are visibly transparent have many interesting applications in optoelectronic devices such as displays, as well as in defrosting, defogging, gas sensing and point-of-care disposable devices. In recent years, there have been many advances in this area with the advent of next generation transparent conducting electrodes (TCE) based on a wide range of materials such as oxide nanoparticles, CNTs, graphene, metal nanowires, metal meshes and their hybrids. The challenge has been to obtain uniform and stable temperature distribution over large areas, fast heating and cooling rates at low enough input power yet not sacrificing the visible transmittance. This review provides topical coverage of this important research field paying due attention to all the issues mentioned above.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur , Jodhpur 342011, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences , Jalahalli, Bangalore 560013, India.
authors.forename: K D M
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Chemistry & Physics of Materials Unit and Thematic Unit of Excellence in Nanochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiruthika
authors.affiliation: Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences , Jalahalli, Bangalore 560013, India.
authors.forename: Giridhar U
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
keywords: flexible; heater; heating rate; joule heating; transparent; uniform temperature