Transparent heaters based on highly stable Cu nanowire films

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• 作者：Haitao Zhai ; Ranran Wang ; Xiao Wang ; Yin Cheng ; Liangjing Shi ; Jing Sun
• 关键词：copper nanowires ; film heater ; transparent conductive film ; anti ; oxidation ; flexible device
• 刊名：Nano Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：9
• 期：12
• 页码：3924-3936
• 全文大小：3,355 KB
• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Chinese Library of Science
  Chemistry
  Nanotechnology
  
• 出版者：Tsinghua University Press, co-published with Springer-Verlag GmbH
• ISSN：1998-0000
• 卷排序：9

文摘

In spite of the recent successful demonstrations of flexible and transparent film heaters, most heaters with high optical transmittance and low applied direct current (DC) voltage are silver nanowire (Ag NW)-based or silver grid-based. In this study, flexible and stretchable copper nanowire (Cu NW)-based transparent film heaters were fabricated through a solution-based process, in which a thin layer of hydrophobic polymers was encapsulated on the Cu NW films. The thin polymer layer protected the films from oxidation under harsh testing conditions, i.e., high temperature, high humidity, and acidic and alkaline environments. The films exhibited remarkable performance, a wide operating temperature range (up to 150 °C), and a high heating rate (14 °C/s). Defrosting and wearable thermotherapy demonstrations of the Cu NW film heaters were carried out to investigate their practicality. The Cu NW-based film heaters have potential as reliable and low-cost film heaters.