Non-Iridescent Metal Nanomesh with Disordered Nanoapertures Fabricated by Phase Separation Lithography of Polymer Blend as Transparent Conductive Film
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of PPSQ/PS Blend Films
2.3. Preparation of Metallic nanomesh films
2.4. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Strategy for Facile Nanofabrication of Metallic Nanomesh Film with Regulable Amorphous Nanoapertures
3.2. Influences of Thickness, Aperture Size and Duty Cycle of Metal Nanomeshes on Optical Transmittance and Sheet Resistance
3.3. Angle-Independent Non-Iridescent Metallic Nanomesh Films with Disordered Apertures
3.4. Flexibility, Durability and Application Examples
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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PPSQ/PS Weight Ratio | Spin Speed (rpm) | Average Feature Size (nm) | Standard Deviation of Feature Size (nm) | Average Intervals (nm) | Standard Deviation of Average Intervals (nm) | Area Fraction (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1:4 | 3000 | 94 | 21 | 337 | 59 | 20 |
2:3 | 3000 | 226 | 41 | 133 | 65 | 39 |
1:1 | 3000 | 382 | 67 | 105 | 48 | 64 |
3:2 | 3000 | 412 | 61 | 138 | 67 | 58 |
4:1 | 3000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Concentration (%). | RIE Time (s) | Average Aperture Diameter (nm) | Standard Deviation of Feature Size (nm) | Average Metal Wire Width (nm) | Standard Deviation of Average Intervals (nm) | Area Fraction (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 120 | 300 | 46 | 90 | 55 | 52 |
5 | 150 | 376 | 58 | 112 | 54 | 43 |
5 | 250 | 333 | 65 | 160 | 57 | 61 |
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Chen, X.; He, Y.; Chen, X.; Huang, C.; Li, Y.; Cui, Y.; Yuan, C.; Ge, H. Non-Iridescent Metal Nanomesh with Disordered Nanoapertures Fabricated by Phase Separation Lithography of Polymer Blend as Transparent Conductive Film. Materials 2021, 14, 867. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040867
Chen X, He Y, Chen X, Huang C, Li Y, Cui Y, Yuan C, Ge H. Non-Iridescent Metal Nanomesh with Disordered Nanoapertures Fabricated by Phase Separation Lithography of Polymer Blend as Transparent Conductive Film. Materials. 2021; 14(4):867. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040867
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Xinyu, Yuting He, Xiaofeng Chen, Chunyu Huang, Yang Li, Yushuang Cui, Changsheng Yuan, and Haixiong Ge. 2021. "Non-Iridescent Metal Nanomesh with Disordered Nanoapertures Fabricated by Phase Separation Lithography of Polymer Blend as Transparent Conductive Film" Materials 14, no. 4: 867. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040867