TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS
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1. A transparent conductor comprising:
- a substrate; and
a transparent conductive coating disposed overlying the substrate, wherein the transparent conductive coating comprises a plurality of silver nanowires, at least a portion of which has a silver oxide complex formed on or within surfaces thereof.
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Abstract
Transparent conductors with nanowires having silver oxide complexes and methods for fabricating such transparent conductors are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a transparent conductor comprises a substrate and a transparent conductive coating disposed overlying the substrate. The coating comprises silver nanowires at least a portion of which has a silver oxide complex formed on or within surfaces thereof.
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1. A transparent conductor comprising:
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a substrate; and a transparent conductive coating disposed overlying the substrate, wherein the transparent conductive coating comprises a plurality of silver nanowires, at least a portion of which has a silver oxide complex formed on or within surfaces thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for fabricating a transparent conductor, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming a dispersion comprising a plurality of silver nanowires and a solvent; applying the dispersion to a substrate; permitting the solvent to at least partially evaporate; and oxidizing the plurality of silver nanowires such that a silver oxide complex is formed on or within surfaces of at least a portion of the plurality of silver nanowires. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for fabricating a transparent conductor, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a substrate; and forming a transparent conductive coating comprising silver nanowires overlying the substrate, wherein the silver nanowires have silver oxides on or within surfaces of the silver nanowires. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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