Interfacial control and design of conductive nanomaterials for transparent nanocomposite electrodes

Yongkwon Song, Jinhan Cho

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    Abstract

    A few critical issues in preparing transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs) based on solution-processable conductive nanomaterials are their low electrical conductivity and the unfavorable trade-off between electrical conductivity and optical transparency, which are closely related to the organic ligands bound to the nanomaterial surface. In particular, bulky/insulating organic ligands bound to the surface of conductive nanomaterials unavoidably act as high contact resistance sites at the interfaces between neighboring nanomaterials, which adversely affects the charge transfer kinetics of the resultant TCEs. This article reviews the latest research status of various interfacial control approaches for solution-processable TCEs. We describe how these approaches can be effectively applied to conductive nanomaterials and how interface-controlled conductive nanomaterials can be employed to improve the electrical and/or electrochemical performance of various transparent nanocomposite electrodes, including TCEs, energy storage electrodes, and electrochromic electrodes. Last, we provide perspectives on the development direction for next-generation transparent nanocomposite electrodes and breakthroughs for significantly mitigating the complex trade-off between their electrical/electrochemical performance and optical transparency.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)20141-20157
    Number of pages17
    JournalNanoscale
    Volume12
    Issue number39
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Oct 21

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT; Ministry of Science and ICT) (No. 2019R1A4A1027627, 2018R1A2A1A05019452, and 2016M3A7B4910619).

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    © 2020 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science

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