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Iodine ion modification enables Ag nanowire film with improved carrier transport properties and stability as high-performance transparent conductor

Jianfang Liu1, Dongmei Deng1, Yongjie Ge2, Yaomengli Xu1, Moxia Li1, Bingwu Liu1, Xidong Duan1 (), Yongchun Fu1(), Jiawen Hu1()
Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Replacing the long-chain polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) layer wrapped on Ag nanowires thin filmwith an ultrathin, dense I− ion layer can largely improve the film’s carrier transport properties andits long-term stability, making it an ideal electronic component for, e.g., high-performancetransparent heater and pressure sensor.

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Ag nanowire (NW) film is the promising next generation transparent conductor. However, the residual long-chain polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP, introduced during the synthesis of Ag NWs) layer greatly deteriorates the carrier transport capability of the Ag NW film and as well its long-term stability. Here, we report a one-step I− ion modification strategy to completely replace the PVP layer with an ultrathin, dense layer of I− ions, which not only greatly diminishes the resistance of the Ag NW film itself and that at interface of the Ag NW film and a functional layer (e.g., a current collect electrode) but also effectively isolates the approaching of corrosive species. Consequently, this strategy can simultaneously improve the carrier transport properties of the Ag NW film and its long-term stability, making it an ideal electric component in diverse devices. For example, the transparent heater and pressure sensor made from the I−-wrapped Ag NW film, relative to their counterparts made from the PVP-wrapped Ag NW film, deliver much improved heating performance and pressure sensing performance, respectively. These results suggest a facile post treatment approach for thin Ag NW film with improved carrier transport properties and long-term stability, thereby greatly facilitating its downstream applications.

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Ag nanowiretransparent conductorI− ion modification transparent heaterpressure sensor

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Nano Research
Volume 15 Issue 6,
June 2022
Pages 5410-5417
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4107-y
Cite this article:
Liu J, Deng D, Ge Y, et al. Iodine ion modification enables Ag nanowire film with improved carrier transport properties and stability as high-performance transparent conductor. Nano Research, 2022, 15(6): 5410-5417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4107-y
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