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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Shawn O'rourke, Tempe, AZ (US);
Pete Smith, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Shawn O'Rourke, Tempe, AZ (US);
Pete Smith, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flexible, transparent electrode structure and a method of fabrication thereof are provided comprising a transparent electrode which may maintain electrical connectivity across a surface of a flexible substrate so that the substrate may flex without affecting the integrity of an electrical contact. The transparent electrode includes conductive nanowires that are coupled to the substrate through a conducting oxide layer. The conducting oxide layer effectively provides a template onto which the nanowires are deposited and serves to anchor the nanowires to the substrate surface.