Conductive nanowire films

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9373515-B2
Application number	US-201314382396-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2013
Priority date	Mar 1, 2012
Publication date	Jun 21, 2016
Grant date	Jun 21, 2016

Abstract

The invention provides a novel conductive film and a multilayered conductive structure, comprising a plurality of metal nanowires arranged in clusters and having an average aspect ratio of least 100,000, optionally decorated by metal nanoparticles. It is also disclosed a process for preparation of a conductive film comprising metal nanowires by surfactant/template assisted method which involves the use of a precursor solution based on surfactant (such as CTAB), metal precursor (such as HAuC14 and AgN03) and reducing agent (such as metal borohydride or sodium ascorbate).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A process for the preparation of a conductive film, the process comprising:
(a) obtaining an aqueous precursor solution, said solution being prepared by:
(i) forming a solution of at least one surfactant at a concentration of between 1-10% (w/w), at least one gold metal precursor and sodium ascorbate in an aqueous medium;
(ii) adding at least one silver metal precursor;

(b) forming a layer of the solution of step (a) on at least a portion of a surface of a substrate; allowing formation of a layer of metal nanowires; and
(c) optionally repeating step (b) one or more times on top of a preceding layer, as detailed hereinabove;
(d) treating the film with a solution comprising at least one surfactant, at least one metal precursor and at least one weak metal reducing agent;
thereby obtaining a gold/silver nanowire film on at least a portion of a surface.

2. A process for the preparation of a conductive film, the process comprising:
(a) obtaining an aqueous precursor solution, said solution being prepared by:
(i) forming a solution of at least one surfactant at a concentration of between 1-10% (w/w), at least one gold metal precursor and at least one silver metal precursor and at least one ascorbate reducing agent in an aqueous medium;
(ii) adding a metal borohydride, and/or nanoparticles selected from metal nanoparticles, semiconductor nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles;

(b) forming a layer of the solution of step (a) on at least a portion of a surface of a substrate; allowing formation of a layer of metal nanowires; and
(c) optionally repeating step (b) one or more times on top of a preceding layer;
(d) treating the film with a solution comprising at least one surfactant, at least one metal precursor and at least one weak metal reducing agent;
thereby obtaining a gold/silver nanowire film on at least a portion of said surface.

3. An electrode structure comprising a conductive film according to claim 1 .

4. A device integrated with a film according to claim 1 , the device being selected from photoconductors, photodiodes; solar cells; light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light emitting diodes, lasers; light sensors, specialized transistors, organic transistors, inorganic transistors, and hybrid transistors.

5. An electrode structure comprising a conductive film according to claim 2 .

6. A device integrated with a film according to claim 2 , the device being selected from photoconductors, photodiodes; solar cells; light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light emitting diodes, lasers; light sensors, specialized transistors, organic transistors, inorganic transistors, and hybrid transistors.

Assignees

• Univ Ramot
• P V Nano Cell Ltd
• Univ Ramot

Inventors

• Markovich Gil
• Azulai Daniel
• Levi-Belenkova Tatyana
• Gilon Hagit
• De La Vega Fernando
• Kabla Ayala

Classifications

• H10P14/46

  using a liquid · CPC title

• G02F2202/36

  Micro- or nanomaterials · CPC title

• H01B1/02 Primary

  mainly consisting of metals or alloys · CPC title

• B82Y30/00

  Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites · CPC title

• C23C18/44

  using reducing agents · CPC title