Advances in Nanomaterials Based Transparent Conductors
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2021) | Viewed by 6936
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Interests: plasmonic; metamaterials; sensing; photonics; optoelectronics; nonlinear optical properties; nanomedicine
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Dear Colleagues,
One- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) nanomaterials have attracted a broad interest within the scientific community over the past few decades due to their extraordinary electrical, optical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties. The need to replace Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) in transparent electrodes arises from the potential future scarcity of Indium and the consequent rising cost, as well as its related environmental issues. The high electrical conductivity, along with low optical conductivity, have made 1D and 2D nanomaterial network films promising candidates for the development of transparent conducting elements that may replace ITO. These are key components in devices like displays, touch screens, LEDs or solar cells, which are ubiquitous in everyday life. Moreover, nanomaterial films offer flexibility, which is a potential value add that ITO does not offer, and expands the possible applications towards flexible electronics.
Significant progress has been made over the last years in developing nanomaterial-based transparent electrodes. This Special Issue of Applied Sciences presents the latest developments in the fabrication and application of such components throughout the worldwide scientific community, identifies existing technology gaps, and helps draw a path forward for large scale industrial application.
Dr. Vittorio Scardaci
Guest Editor
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