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Controlled synthesis of polystyrene-assisted tin-doped indium oxide nanowire networks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2017

Qiang Li ,
Lungang Feng ,
Shuai Wang ,
Yu-Feng Li  and
Feng Yun
Qiang Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Physical Electronics and Devices for Ministry of Education and Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics & Information Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; and Solid-State Lighting Engineering Research Center, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
Lungang Feng
Affiliation:
Solid-State Lighting Engineering Research Center, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
Shuai Wang
Affiliation:
Solid-State Lighting Engineering Research Center, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
Yu-Feng Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Physical Electronics and Devices for Ministry of Education and Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics & Information Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; and Solid-State Lighting Engineering Research Center, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
Feng Yun*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Physical Electronics and Devices for Ministry of Education and Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics & Information Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; and Solid-State Lighting Engineering Research Center, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: fyun2010@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Polystyrene spheres were found to be an effective assisted material in the growth of indium-tin-oxide (ITO) nanowire networks, bearing low temperature, high purity, and good control of size. The temperature and time of growth were studied to achieve ITO nanowire networks with high transmission and low resistivity. When prepared by PS spheres of 670 nm dia. for 15 min at 300 °C, the transmittance is above 90% after the wave length of 400 nm, and the sheet resistance is ∼200 Ω/□. Polystyrene-assisted ITO nanowires showed the high degree of crystallinity with lattice fringes, and well coincided cubic phase of In2O3. The density of ITO nanowire networks were controlled by polystyrene spheres and the residual polystyrene was removed by thermal annealing. ITO nanowire networks open new opportunities for optoelectronic devices needing special morphology for the improvement of light extraction efficiency, and as a new type of conductive film, which have an even broad application arena.

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indium-tin-oxide nanowirescatalystpolystyrene sphereslight-emitting diode
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 9 , 15 May 2017 , pp. 1647 - 1655
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Contributing Editor: Winston V. Schoenfeld

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