Nano Wires / Nano Rods

Ag Nanowires exhibit various properties such as optical, electrical, and thermal. These are being incorporated into a wide range of products from photovoltaics to biological sensors. These are remarkably efficient at absorbing and scattering light. Nanowires are characterized by analytical techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy.

Ag Nanowires have high mechanical flexibility and high resistance to bending, so these are promising nanowires for application value. Metallic nanotubes are one of the most important applications of Ag Nanowires. A great dispersity of Ag nanowires in appropriate solvents is necessary for fabricating high-quality nanotubes in terms of crystallinity, well-defined morphology, and good dispersibility.

Flexible organic solar cells (FOSCs) have attracted considerable attention as potential cost-efficient next-generation energy harvesting devices owing to their lightweight, low fabrication costs, simple printing-based processing, and superior flexibility. A percolation network of Ag NWs is used for this application because Ag NWs have an inherent low resistivity, high specular transmittance, superior flexibility, and surface plasmon resonance effect, which are suitable for high-performance FOSCs. Flexible metal electrode touch panels based on very long Ag Nanowires.

Many fascinating properties of Ag Nanowires  and its applications provide the opportunity to substitute Ag NWs for ITO in transparent and flexible technologies. Ag Nanowires utilized in flexible energy storage devices, electroluminescent devices, EC devices, TFHs and solar cells. With the introduction of printing technology and the development of synthesis of Ag NWs, Ag NWs-based electroluminescent devices and solar cells are in rapid development.