银纳米线透明导电膜的制备及其在印刷电子中的应用

doi:10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2018.01.003

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 透明导电膜广泛应用于光电器件中，其性能影响着器件的整体性能。近年来，研究者们开发了许多基于纳米材料的透明导电膜，其中银纳米线透明导电膜整体性能优异，有可能取代目前应用最多的ITO导电膜。本文通过分析近年来国内外针对银纳米线透明导电膜开展的研究工作，总结了提高银纳米线透明导电膜综合性能的方法，并综述了其在触控显示、太阳能电池、有机发光二极管中的应用。

关键词: 银纳米线, 透明导电膜, 触控显示, 太阳能电池, 有机发光二极管

Abstract: Transparent conductive films have been widely used in photoelectric devices.In recent years, researchers have developed many transparent conductive films based on nanomaterials.Among them, silver nanowire transparent conductive films have excellent properties, which is the most likely material to replace ITO conductive films.This paper reported recent silver nanowire transparent conductive films, summarized the methods to improve the performance of silver nanowire transparent conductive films, and reviewed their applications in touch screen panels,solar cells, and organic light-emitting diodes.

Key words: silver nanowires, transparent conductive films, touch screen panels, solar cells, organic light-emitting diodes

刘兰兰, 周海华, 李立宏, 张兴业, 宋延林. 银纳米线透明导电膜的制备及其在印刷电子中的应用[J]. 影像科学与光化学, 2018, 36(1): 33-50.

LIU Lanlan, ZHOU Haihua, LI Lihong, ZHANG Xingye, SONG Yanlin. Fabrication of Transparent Conductive Films Based on Silver Nanowires and Their Applications in Printed Electronics[J]. Imaging Science and Photochemistry, 2018, 36(1): 33-50.

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