Patent ID: 11866827
Assignee: NTHDEGREE TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE INC
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  H  Y | IPC B  C  H

Claim 19:
20. A method of manufacturing a transparent conductor, the method comprising:
depositing a composition on a substrate, the composition comprising:
a plurality of metallic nanofibers at least partially coated with a first polymer comprising polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) having a first molecular weight;
a first solvent comprising cyclohexanol;
a second solvent different from the first solvent, wherein the second solvent is at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of: water; alcohols; cyclic alcohols; lactones; cyclic ketones; glycols; glycerols; carboxylic acids; dicarboxylic acids; tricarboxylic acids; alkyl carboxylic acids; and mixtures thereof; and
a second polymer or polymeric precursor mixed with the cyclohexanol and comprising polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) having a second molecular weight greater than the first molecular weight, and wherein the second molecular weight is between 500,000 and 3 million; and

curing the composition to form the transparent conductor by heating the composition to a temperature less than or equal to 160° C. or by exposing the composition to ultraviolet or infrared light.