1. Characteristics of copper meshes coated with carbon nanotubes via electrophoretic deposition
- Author
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Jin-Seok Park, Youngjin Hwang, Jong-Seol Park, and Bu-Jong Kim
- Subjects
Materials science ,General Physics and Astronomy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Carbon nanotube ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,law.invention ,Electrophoretic deposition ,Coating ,law ,Transmittance ,Composite material ,Chromaticity ,Sheet resistance ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Copper ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,chemistry ,Electrode ,engineering ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
This study demonstrates the characteristics of a hybrid-type transparent electrode for touch screen panels, which was fabricated by coating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via electrophoretic deposition (EPD) on copper (Cu)-meshes. The surface morphologies, visible-range transmittance and reflectance, and chromatic properties, such as yellowness and redness, of the fabricated CNTs-coated Cu mesh electrodes were characterized as functions of their dimensions (line-to-line spacing, line width, and electrode thickness) and compared with those of the Cu-mesh electrodes without coating of CNTs. The experimental results showed that the coating of CNTs substantially reduced the reflectance of the Cu-mesh electrodes and also improved their chromatic properties with their transmittance and sheet resistance only slightly changed, subsequently indicating that the CNTs-coated Cu-mesh electrodes possessed desirable characteristics for touch screen panels.
- Published
- 2016