A simple method for enhancing the electrical properties of silver nanowire transparent conductive electrodes

In this paper, we report a simple method for enhancing the electrical property of silver nanowire transparent conductive electrodes (AgNW-TCE). When scotch tape was attached to the surface of AgNW-TCE and then removed, the sheet resistance of the AgNW-TCE was drastically decreased, while the transmittance was insignificantly lost; namely, the sheet resistance was reduced from 98.5 Ω/□ to 27.3 Ω/□ and the transmittance was decreased from 92% to 89%. The improved sheet resistance could be due to the transfer of the glue on the tape onto the AgNW-TCE, resulting in better contact at the junction between AgNWs.