Sequentially Coated Wavy Nanowire Composite Transparent Electrode for Stretchable Solar Cells

Authors
Kwon, Hyun JeongKim, Geon-ULim, ChulheeKim, Jai KyeongLee, Sang-SooCho, JinhanKoo, Hyung-JunKim, Bumjoon J.Char, KookheonSon, Jeong Gon
Issue Date
2023-03
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Citation
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, v.15, no.10, pp.13656 - 13667
Abstract
Recent advances in fabricating stretchable and transparent electrodes have led to various techniques for establishing next-generation form-factor optoelectronic devices. Wavy Ag nanowire networks with large curvature radii are promising platforms as stretchable and transparent electrodes due to their high electrical conductivity and stretchability even at very high transparency. However, there are disadvantages such as intrinsic nonregular conductivity, large surface roughness, and nanowire oxidation in air. Here, we introduce electrically synergistic but mechanically independent composite electrodes by sequentially introducing conducting polymers and ionic liquids into the wavy Ag nanowire network to maintain the superior performance of the stretchable transparent electrode while ensuring overall conductivity, lower roughness, and long-term stability. In particular, plenty of ionic liquids can be incorporated into the uniformly coated conducting polymer so that the elastic modulus can be significantly lowered and sliding can occur at the nanowire interface, thereby obtaining the high mechanical stretchability of the composite electrode. Finally, as a result of applying the composite film as the stretchable transparent electrode of stretchable organic solar cells, the organic solar cell exhibits a high power conversion efficiency of 11.3% and 89% compared to the initial efficiency even at 20% tensile strain, demonstrating excellent stretching stability.
Keywords
FILMS; NETWORKS; TOUCH; stretchable transparent electrode; wavy Ag nanowire network; conducting polymer; ionic liquid; stretchable composite electrode
ISSN
1944-8244
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/113948
DOI
10.1021/acsami.3c00965
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