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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2013
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Qibing Pei, Calabasas, CA (US);
Zhibin Yu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for producing flexible, nanoparticle-polymer composite electrodes is described. Conductive nanoparticles, preferably metal nanowires or nanotubes, are deposited on a smooth surface of a platform to produce a porous conductive layer. A second application of conductive nanoparticles or a mixture of nanoparticles can also be deposited to form a porous conductive layer. The conductive layer is then coated with at least one coating of monomers that is polymerized to form a conductive layer-polymer composite film. Optionally, a protective coating can be applied to the top of the composite film. In one embodiment, the monomer coating includes light transducing particles to reduce the total internal reflection of light through the composite film or pigments that absorb light at one wavelength and re-emit light at a longer wavelength. The resulting composite film has an active side that is smooth with surface height variations of 100 nm or less.