LIU Wen-yao, ZHAO Miao-miao, GUO Xu-dong, TANG Jun
（Science and Technology on Electronic Test & Measurement Laboratory, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China）
Abstract： The recent rapid growth in electronics has reached the point where there is a need for solid-state devices with excellent physical flexibility, which will be a significant advantage in modern electronic devices. In particular, metal nanowires and nanoparticles are chosen for electrodes because of their low resistance and high mechanical stability. Among the various alternatives, Ag nanomaterials have recently garnered increasing attention due to the high intrinsic conductivity, a transparency with a low sheet resistance and relatively low cost. We herein summarize recent developments toward flexible electronics on the basis of Ag nanomaterials, which show promising performance and outperform the commonly used. The typical fabrication techniques along with the promising applications for flexible devices, are thoroughly discussed.
Key words： flexible electrodes; Ag nanowire; Ag nanoparticle; solid-state devices
CLD number： O614.122 Document code： A
Article ID： 1674-8042（2016）04-0307-10 doi：10.3969/j.issn.1674-8042-2016-04-001
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基于Ag纳米线和纳米颗粒的柔性电极设计与应用的近期研究进展
刘文耀， 赵苗苗， 郭旭东， 唐军
（中北大学 仪器科学与动态测试教育部重点实验室， 山西 太原 030051）
摘要:电子领域的快速发展对固态器件的物理柔韧性提出了更高的要求。这一技术使现代电子器件具有显著的优势， 尤其是对于金属纳米线和纳米颗粒而言， 其低电阻和高的机械稳定性被广泛地用于电极的制备。 Ag纳米材料因其高本征电导率，可制作透明薄层并保持低电阻以及成本相对廉价而受到越来越多的关注。 基于Ag纳米材料的柔性电极， 因为拥有优于其他金属的优异性能也被广泛应用。 因此， 我们总结了基于Ag纳米材料的柔性电极的近期研究进展。另外， 对其典型的设计制备方法以及广阔的应用前景也进行了一定探讨。
关键词:柔性电极； 银纳米线； 银纳米颗粒； 固态器件
引用格式： LIU Wen-yao, ZHAO Miao-miao, GUO Xu-dong, et al. Recent design and applications of flexible electrodes based on Ag nanowires and nanoparticles: a review. Journal of Measurement Science and Instrumentation, 2016, 7(4)： 307-316. ［doi： 10.3969／j.issn.1674-8042.2016-04-001］
