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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Derrick Liu, Winooski, VT (US);
Daniel S. Vanslette, Fairfax, VT (US);
Jeffrey P. Gambino, Westford, VT (US);
Derrick Liu, Winooski, VT (US);
Daniel S. Vanslette, Fairfax, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of a structure with a metal silicide transparent conductive electrode, which is commercially viable, robust and safe to use and, thus, optimal for incorporation into devices, such as flat panel displays, touch panels, solar cells, light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic optoelectronic devices, etc. Specifically, the structure can comprise a substrate (e.g., a glass or plastic substrate) and a transparent conducting film on that substrate. The transparent conducting film can comprise a metal silicide nanowire network. For example, in one embodiment, the metal silicide nanowire network can comprise multiple metal silicide nanowires fused together in a disorderly arrangement so that they form a mesh. In another embodiment, the metal silicide nanowire network can comprise multiple metal silicide nanowires patterned so that they form a grid. Also disclosed herein are various different method embodiments for forming such a structure.