ABSTRACT
This chapter covers the fundamental fabrication procedure and future application of transparent flexible electronics. The comparison of the fabrication process and therefore the different electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties of transparent flexible electrodes (TFEs) for carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, and silver nanowire (AgNW) with traditional indium tin oxide (ITO) are discussed in the chapter. AgNW has promising applications within the field of flexible and transparent electronics because of its higher electrical conductivities, mechanical adaptabilities, and optical transparencies. Despite various undertakings in this field, the optoelectronic execution of AgNW networks has thus far not been satisfactory to replace the present material, ITO, due to high intersection obstruction. Additionally, natural dependability and mechanical properties need improvement for future commercialization. Numerous investigations and reviews have endeavored to overcome such issues by improving the AgNW synthesis and optimizing the film fabrication process. We also study later advances of AgNWs in TFEs by depicting both manufacture and applications of flexible electrodes using AgNW and CNTs. The synthesis of AgNW and CNT and therefore the fabrication of AgNW and CNT are demonstrated, indicating enhanced performance for appropriate future applications. At the end, the future scope for, as well as the limitations for, transparent flexible electronics and optoelectronics are discussed.
