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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Optoelectronics

Background:

  • Transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs) are crucial for optoelectronic devices.
  • Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the standard TCE but is expensive due to indium scarcity.
  • A cost-effective and scalable alternative to ITO is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a scalable, lithography-free method for fabricating silver (Ag) TCEs.
  • To demonstrate the tunable optoelectronic properties of the fabricated Ag TCEs.
  • To showcase the application of Ag TCEs in transparent heaters and smart windows.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of Ag thin films using Tollens' reagent.
  • Utilization of electrospun polymer fibers as sacrificial masks.
  • Selective wet-chemical etching to form an interconnected Ag network.
  • Encapsulation with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for mechanical stability.

Main Results:

  • Achieved tunable optical transmittance (45–93%) and sheet resistance (13–427 Ω/□).
  • Demonstrated Ag/PDMS electrodes as efficient transparent heaters (∼74 °C at 2.5 V).
  • Successfully controlled the transparency of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC)-based smart windows.

Conclusions:

  • A simple, scalable, and complete solution-based fabrication technique for TCEs was established.
  • The developed Ag TCEs are suitable for next-generation flexible optoelectronics.
  • This lithography-free method offers a promising alternative to traditional TCE fabrication.