Enhanced surfaces, coatings, and related methods
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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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Abstract
A method of modifying a coating material includes applying a fluid including a population of particles to a wet coating material disposed on a substrate. The method also includes drying the wet coating material so as to give rise to a coated article, where the particles are at least partially embedded in a surface of the dried coating material. The particles can be metallic nanowires, and a loading of the metallic nanowires in the dried coating material can be above an electric percolation threshold.
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1. A method of producing a coated article, comprising:
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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, and the 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, and the coated article is a transparent conducting electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of producing a coated article, comprising:
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applying a fluid and a population of metallic nanowires to a wet coating material disposed on a substrate; 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, and the coated article is a transparent conducting electrode. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of producing a coated article, comprising:
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applying a fluid and a population of metallic nanowires to a wet coating material disposed on a substrate; 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 gradient to drive the metallic nanowires into 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, and the coated article is a transparent conducting electrode. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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