Moiré-Free Imperceptible and Flexible Random Metal Grid Electrodes with Large Figure-of-Merit by Photonic Sintering Control of Copper Nanoparticles

Jinwook Jung, Hyunmin Cho, Seok Hwan Choi, Dongkwan Kim, Jinhyeong Kwon, Jaeho Shin, Sukjoon Hong, Hyeonseok Kim, Yeosang Yoon, Jinwoo Lee, Daeho Lee, Young D. Suh, Seung Hwan Ko

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Abstract

Flexible micro/nano metal grid transparent conductors emerged as an alternative to the fragile/rigid indium tin oxide electrode. They are usually fabricated by the combination of the conventional photolithography and the vacuum deposition of regular metal grid patterns, however, seriously suffer from moiré and starburst problems induced by periodic regular pattern structures. In this paper, we demonstrated flexible and imperceptible random copper microconductors with an extremely high figure-of-merit (∼2000) by the thermal conduction layer-assisted photonic sintering of copper nanoparticles without damages in the plastic substrate. This process can be easily applied to complicated structures and surfaces including a random pattern which is imperceptible and free of interferences. As a proof-of-concept, a transparent windshield defogger in a car was demonstrated with a Cu transparent random conductor at an extreme and reversible fogging state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15773-15780
Number of pages8
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume11
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2019

Keywords

  • copper nanoparticle
  • flexible
  • imperceptible electrode
  • moiré-free
  • photonic sintering
  • transparent heater

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