Enhanced electrical conductivity of PEDOT-encapsulated silver nanowire film pretreated with surfactants

Flexible, transparent and conductive films (TCFs) were prepared with silver nanowires (AgNWs) and the conductivity was enhanced via tuning junction resistance between nanowires treated by different surfactants and encapsulated by poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS). The results showed that the conductivity of AgNW TCFs was obviously enhanced after being immersed into surfactant solutions because the AgNWs would...