title: Enhancement of the electrical properties of silver nanowire transparent conductive electrodes by atomic layer deposition coating with zinc oxide.
abstract: Transparent conductive electrodes for applications in optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and light-emitting diodes are important components and require low sheet resistance and high transmittance. Herein, we report an enhancement of the electrical properties of silver (Ag) nanowire networks by coating with zinc oxide using the atomic layer deposition technique. A strong decrease in the sheet resistance of Ag nanowires, namely from 20-40 Ω/□ to 7-15 Ω/□, was observed after coating with ZnO. Ag nanowire electrodes coated with 200-cycle ZnO by atomic layer deposition show the best quality, with a sheet resistance of 11 Ω/□ and transmittance of 75%.
authors.affiliation: Nano Optoelectronics Laboratory, Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, No.1 Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Anh-Tuan
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Xuan-Quang
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Duc-Huy
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Vu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ngoc Phan
authors.forename: Thanh-Tung
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: Duy-Cuong
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Nguyen