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Enhanced surfaces, coatings, and related methods

  • US 10,105,875 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2009
  • Issued: 10/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of producing a coated article, comprising:

  • applying a fluid and a population of metallic nanowires to a wet coating material disposed on a transparent polymeric substrate, wherein;

    the transparent polymeric substrate comprises a thermoset polymer, andthe wet coating material comprises a thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate and polyacrylate;

    removing at least a portion of the fluid after the metallic nanowires are applied to the wet coating material and before the wet coating material is dried, wherein the removing at least a portion of the fluid is under a condition of applying an electric field to maintain one or more positions of the metallic nanowires within the wet coating material; and

    drying the wet coating material so as to give rise to a coated article, wherein;

    the metallic nanowires are at least partially embedded in a surface of the dried coating material,a loading of the metallic nanowires in the dried coating material is above an electric percolation threshold,neighboring ones of the metallic nanowires are in electronic contact with one another, andthe coated article is a transparent conducting electrode.

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