Kumar Amit, Shaikh Muhammad Omar, Chuang Cheng-Hsin
Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Sustainability Science and Engineering Program, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2021 Mar 10;11(3):693. doi: 10.3390/nano11030693.
One-dimensional metal nanowires, with novel functionalities like electrical conductivity, optical transparency and high mechanical stiffness, have attracted widespread interest for use in applications such as transparent electrodes in optoelectronic devices and active components in nanoelectronics and nanophotonics. In particular, silver nanowires (AgNWs) have been widely researched owing to the superlative thermal and electrical conductivity of bulk silver. Herein, we present a detailed review of the synthesis of AgNWs and their utilization in fabricating improved transparent conducting electrodes (TCE). We discuss a range of AgNW synthesis protocols, including template assisted and wet chemical techniques, and their ability to control the morphology of the synthesized nanowires. Furthermore, the use of scalable and cost-effective solution deposition methods to fabricate AgNW based TCE, along with the numerous treatments used for enhancing their optoelectronic properties, are also discussed.
一维金属纳米线具有诸如导电性、光学透明性和高机械刚度等新颖功能，在光电器件中的透明电极以及纳米电子学和纳米光子学中的有源组件等应用中引起了广泛关注。特别是，由于块状银具有卓越的热导率和电导率，银纳米线（AgNWs）已得到广泛研究。在此，我们对AgNWs的合成及其在制造改进的透明导电电极（TCE）中的应用进行详细综述。我们讨论了一系列AgNW合成方案，包括模板辅助法和湿化学技术，以及它们控制合成纳米线形态的能力。此外，还讨论了使用可扩展且具有成本效益的溶液沉积方法来制造基于AgNW的TCE，以及用于增强其光电性能的众多处理方法。
