Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Selective Bidentate Coordination Reconstructs Residual PbI<sub>2</sub> to Homogenize Interfacial Energetics in Perovskite Solar Cells.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same author

Calprotectin Levels in HIV-Infected Patients: Correlations With Disease Progression and Intestinal Inflammation.

AIDS research and treatment·2026
Same author

Evidence of Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction in Asymptomatic HIV Infection via the NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD Pyroptosis Pathway.

Journal of medical virology·2026
Same author

Increasing dose of esketamine for supplemental analgesia after complex spinal fusion surgery: a randomized and double-blind trial.

BMC anesthesiology·2026
Same author

Tailoring crystallization kinetics for scalable and efficient large-area perovskite light-emitting diodes.

Science advances·2026
Same author

Study on the reproductive toxicity of co-exposure to lead and microplastics at environmental concentrations in zebrafish.

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Mar 26, 2026

Scalable Solution-processed Fabrication Strategy for High-performance, Flexible, Transparent Electrodes with Embedded Metal Mesh
11:09

Scalable Solution-processed Fabrication Strategy for High-performance, Flexible, Transparent Electrodes with Embedded Metal Mesh

Published on: June 23, 2017

10.8K

Solution-Processed Copper/Reduced-Graphene-Oxide Core/Shell Nanowire Transparent Conductors.

Letian Dou1,2,3, Fan Cui1,2,3, Yi Yu1,3

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of California , Berkeley, California 94720, United States.

ACS Nano
|January 29, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Graphene oxide wraps copper nanowires, creating stable, high-performance transparent conductors. This innovation offers a promising, low-cost alternative to indium-tin-oxide for electronic applications.

Keywords:
Cu nanowiresgraphene oxide wrappinghigh stabilitylow hazesolution-processtransparent conductors

More Related Videos

Fabrication of Robust Nanoscale Contact between a Silver Nanowire Electrode and CdS Buffer Layer in CuIn,GaSe2 Thin-film Solar Cells
09:01

Fabrication of Robust Nanoscale Contact between a Silver Nanowire Electrode and CdS Buffer Layer in CuIn,GaSe2 Thin-film Solar Cells

Published on: July 19, 2019

6.7K
Fabrication of Fully Solution Processed Inorganic Nanocrystal Photovoltaic Devices
11:06

Fabrication of Fully Solution Processed Inorganic Nanocrystal Photovoltaic Devices

Published on: July 8, 2016

11.0K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Mar 26, 2026

Scalable Solution-processed Fabrication Strategy for High-performance, Flexible, Transparent Electrodes with Embedded Metal Mesh
11:09

Scalable Solution-processed Fabrication Strategy for High-performance, Flexible, Transparent Electrodes with Embedded Metal Mesh

Published on: June 23, 2017

10.8K
Fabrication of Robust Nanoscale Contact between a Silver Nanowire Electrode and CdS Buffer Layer in CuIn,GaSe2 Thin-film Solar Cells
09:01

Fabrication of Robust Nanoscale Contact between a Silver Nanowire Electrode and CdS Buffer Layer in CuIn,GaSe2 Thin-film Solar Cells

Published on: July 19, 2019

6.7K
Fabrication of Fully Solution Processed Inorganic Nanocrystal Photovoltaic Devices
11:06

Fabrication of Fully Solution Processed Inorganic Nanocrystal Photovoltaic Devices

Published on: July 8, 2016

11.0K

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Conductive Materials

Background:

  • Indium-tin-oxide (ITO) is a prevalent transparent conductor but suffers from high cost and brittleness.
  • Copper nanowires (Cu NWs) offer high conductivity and low cost but exhibit poor stability and performance.
  • Existing Cu NW transparent conductors face limitations in practical applications due to ambient degradation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a stable and high-performance transparent conducting film using copper nanowires.
  • To enhance the stability and electrical properties of copper nanowires through surface modification.
  • To explore graphene oxide as a protective and conductive coating for copper nanowires.

Main Methods:

  • A solution-based method was employed to coat ultrathin copper nanowires with graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets.
  • Mild thermal annealing was used to reduce GO, forming a robust Cu NW/reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) core-shell structure.
  • Transparent conducting films were fabricated using these core-shell nanowires.

Main Results:

  • The core-shell Cu NW/r-GO structure demonstrated excellent optical and electrical performance.
  • Achieved sheet resistance of approximately 28 Ω/sq with a haze of ~2% at ~90% transmittance.
  • The fabricated films exhibited remarkable stability, maintaining performance for over 200 days when stored in air.

Conclusions:

  • The Cu NW/r-GO core-shell structure significantly enhances the stability and performance of copper nanowire-based transparent conductors.
  • This approach provides a viable, low-cost alternative to ITO and silver nanowire films.
  • The developed transparent conducting films show great potential for various electronic applications requiring high conductivity and stability.