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dc.contributor.authorCOLEMAN, JONATHAN NESBIT
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-07T09:10:23Z
dc.date.available2013-08-07T09:10:23Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.submitted2011en
dc.identifier.citationDe, S, Coleman, JN, The effects of percolation in nanostructured transparent conductors, MRS Bulletin, 36, 2011, 774-781en
dc.identifier.otherY
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/66861
dc.descriptionPUBLISHEDen
dc.description.abstractNetworks of nanoscale conductors such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and metallic nanowires are promising candidates to replace metal oxides as transparent conductors. However, very few previous reports have described nanostructured thin films that reach the standards required by industry for high-performance transparent electrodes. In this review, we analyze the sheet resistance and transmittance data extracted from published literature for solution processed, nanostructured networks. In the majority of cases, as their thickness is reduced below a critical value, nanoconductor networks undergo a transition from bulk-like to percolative behavior. Such percolative behavior is characteristic of sparse networks with limited connectivity and few continuous conductive paths. This transition tends to occur for films with a transmittance between 50% and 90%, which means that the properties of highly transparent films are predominately limited by percolation. Consequently, to achieve low resistance coupled with high transparency, the networks must be much more conductive than would otherwise be the case. We show that highly conductive networks of metallic nanowires appear to be the most promising candidate to replace traditional transparent electrode materials from a technical standpoint. However, many other factors, including cost, manufacturability, and stability, will have to be addressed before commercialization of these materials.en
dc.description.sponsorshipWe acknowledge the Science Foundation Ireland funded col- laboration (SFI grant 03/CE3/M406s1) between Trinity College Dublin and Hewlett Packard, which has allowed this work to take place.en
dc.format.extent774-781en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMRS Bulletin;
dc.relation.ispartofseries36;
dc.rightsYen
dc.subjectnanoscale conductorsen
dc.subject.lcshnanoscale conductorsen
dc.titleThe effects of percolation in nanostructured transparent conductorsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.type.supercollectionscholarly_publicationsen
dc.type.supercollectionrefereed_publicationsen
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurlhttp://people.tcd.ie/colemaj
dc.identifier.rssinternalid76921


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