Nanomaterials (Feb 2023)

High Temperature-Resistant Transparent Conductive Films for Photoelectrochemical Devices Based on W/Ag Composite Nanonetworks

  • Menghan Liu,
  • Peiling Ren,
  • Hu Qiao,
  • Miaomiao Zhang,
  • Wenxuan Wu,
  • Baoping Li,
  • Hongjun Wang,
  • Daobin Luo,
  • Jianke Liu,
  • Youqing Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13040708
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 4
p. 708

Abstract

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The traditional Ag nanowire preparation means that it cannot meet the demanding requirements of photoelectrochemical devices due to the undesirable conductivity, difficulty in compounding, and poor heat resistance. Here, we prepared an Ag nanonetwork with superior properties using a special template method based on electrospinning technology. The transparent conductive films based on Ag nanonetworks have good transmittance in a wide range from ultraviolet to visible. It is important that the films have high operability and are easy to be compounded with other materials. After compounding with high-melting-point W metal, the heat-resistance temperature of the W/Ag composite transparent conductive films is increased by 100 °C to 460 °C, and the light transmission and electrical conductivity of the films are not significantly affected. All experimental phenomena in the study are analyzed theoretically. This research can provide an important idea for the metal nanowire electrode, which is difficult to be applied to the photoelectrochemical devices.

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