Electrostatic assembly of ultraviolet-curable cellulose-coated silver nanowires as transparent electrodes for nanogenerator. (29th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Gui-Shi; Xu, Yu-Wang; Wang, Yu-Cheng; Wang, Li; Zhang, Ya-Di; Hang, Tian; Chen, Hui-Jiuan; Xie, Xi; Yang, Bo-Ru
• Is Part Of: Applied physics express. Volume 11:Number 7(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-06-29
• Subjects: Physics -- Periodicals; Technology -- Periodicals; 621.05
• DOI: 10.7567/APEX.11.075002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1882-0778

Abstract

Abstract: In this study, an electrostatically assisted dip-coating process was proposed by employing amino-modified zinc-oxide nanoparticles (NH2 -ZnONPs) as an assistance layer to attract intrinsically negatively charged silver nanowires (AgNWs), which significantly alleviated the aggregation of AgNWs and improved the deposition efficiency. The uniform AgNW/ZnONP was further capped with an eco-friendly ultraviolet-curable cellulose to provide the film with a good water resistance, strong adhesion, and excellent anti-oxidation. Furthermore, a triboelectric generator was demonstrated using the AgNW-composite electrodes, verifying the applicability of the electrode. The electrostatic coating technique and tailored hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) are potentially applicable to other metal nanowires.