Large-Scale Preparation of Silver Nanowire-Based Flexible Transparent Film Heaters by Slot-Die Coating
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of AgNW TCF Heaters
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Construction of AgNW TCF by Slot-Die Coating
3.2. Optoelectric Performance Optimization of Slot-Die Coated AgNW TCFs
3.3. Joule Heating Performance of AgNW TCF Based Heaters
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, C.; Zhang, X.; Shan, J.; Li, Z.; Guo, X.; Zhao, X.; Yang, H. Large-Scale Preparation of Silver Nanowire-Based Flexible Transparent Film Heaters by Slot-Die Coating. Materials 2022, 15, 2634. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072634
Liu C, Zhang X, Shan J, Li Z, Guo X, Zhao X, Yang H. Large-Scale Preparation of Silver Nanowire-Based Flexible Transparent Film Heaters by Slot-Die Coating. Materials. 2022; 15(7):2634. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072634
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Cuilan, Xuyang Zhang, Jiaqi Shan, Zhengliang Li, Xingzhong Guo, Xiaoyu Zhao, and Hui Yang. 2022. "Large-Scale Preparation of Silver Nanowire-Based Flexible Transparent Film Heaters by Slot-Die Coating" Materials 15, no. 7: 2634. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072634
APA StyleLiu, C., Zhang, X., Shan, J., Li, Z., Guo, X., Zhao, X., & Yang, H. (2022). Large-Scale Preparation of Silver Nanowire-Based Flexible Transparent Film Heaters by Slot-Die Coating. Materials, 15(7), 2634. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072634