Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00122, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Bhiladvala, Rustom (University of Victoria), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs) are used in solar to electrical energy conversion and more commonly_x000D_
in smartphones and other touch screen display applications. There are few suitable TCE materials that afford_x000D_
the transparency of glass as well as the high conductivity associated with metals. Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) is the_x000D_
best known material. For large area devices, the high cost of these materials has led to a search for alternatives._x000D_
Fine chains of sub-micron diameter wires (nanowires) on inexpensive non-conducting substrates such as glass_x000D_
or polymers can provide high electrical conductivity and high transparency. In our Nanoscale Transport,_x000D_
Mechanics and Materials (NTMM) Laboratory at the University of Victoria, we have demonstrated how_x000D_
electric fields may be designed to create chains of fine (nanowires). Alternative techniques include spinning or_x000D_
drop-casting nanowires from a liquid suspension, followed by drying and laser ablation. These techniques yield_x000D_
substrates with less control of nanowire order and connectivity, and the use of ablation is wasteful, with_x000D_
potential for risk of dispersion. Techniques that allow more ordered conductive materials are prohibitively_x000D_
expensive for large-area use. We have demonstrated a prototype TCE made by electric-field-directed nanowire_x000D_
chaining. In this work, we propose to investigate designs that will yield the best figure of merit (highest optical_x000D_
transmittance to electrical conductance ratio). The effort to control connectivity and contact between the_x000D_
nanowire chains for best use of materials will be guided by our experiments and numerical simulations., program purpose french : Transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs) are used in solar to electrical energy conversion and more commonly_x000D_
in smartphones and other touch screen display applications. There are few suitable TCE materials that afford_x000D_
the transparency of glass as well as the high conductivity associated with metals. Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) is the_x000D_
best known material. For large area devices, the high cost of these materials has led to a search for alternatives._x000D_
Fine chains of sub-micron diameter wires (nanowires) on inexpensive non-conducting substrates such as glass_x000D_
or polymers can provide high electrical conductivity and high transparency. In our Nanoscale Transport,_x000D_
Mechanics and Materials (NTMM) Laboratory at the University of Victoria, we have demonstrated how_x000D_
electric fields may be designed to create chains of fine (nanowires). Alternative techniques include spinning or_x000D_
drop-casting nanowires from a liquid suspension, followed by drying and laser ablation. These techniques yield_x000D_
substrates with less control of nanowire order and connectivity, and the use of ablation is wasteful, with_x000D_
potential for risk of dispersion. Techniques that allow more ordered conductive materials are prohibitively_x000D_
expensive for large-area use. We have demonstrated a prototype TCE made by electric-field-directed nanowire_x000D_
chaining. In this work, we propose to investigate designs that will yield the best figure of merit (highest optical_x000D_
transmittance to electrical conductance ratio). The effort to control connectivity and contact between the_x000D_
nanowire chains for best use of materials will be guided by our experiments and numerical simulations., agreement title english : Extending electrical and optical performance of the prototype transparent electrode made by_x000D_
field-directed nanowire chaining, agreement title french : Extending electrical and optical performance of the prototype transparent electrode made by_x000D_
field-directed nanowire chaining, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada