Universal assembly of ordered Ag nanowire micromesh conductors on arbitrary substrates by manipulating the contact angle
Bowen Sun, Jing Xu, Hong Wang, Zhiwei Fu, Shouguo Zheng, Zede Zhu, Rong Cai, Kai Qian
Abstract
A facile template-less spray-assembly strategy for ordered Ag nanowires micromesh (Ag NMs) fabrication is proposed inspired by the coffee ring effect, where the Ag NMs can be achieved on arbitrary substrates by manipulating the contact angle.
Topics & Concepts
NanowireFabricationContact angleMaterials scienceNanotechnologyElectrical conductorComposite materialAlternative medicinePathologyMedicineNanomaterials and Printing TechnologiesAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques