Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 140(2024)

Ionic Liquid-Enhanced Assembly of Nanomaterials for Highly Stable Flexible Transparent Electrodes

Jianmin Yang1,2, Li Chang3, Xiqi Zhang1,4, Ziquan Cao1,5、*, and Lei Jiang1,4、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China
  • 3College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Binzhou Institute of Technology, Binzhou, 256600, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Nanomics Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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    The controlled assembly of nanomaterials has demonstrated significant potential in advancing technological devices. However, achieving highly efficient and low-loss assembly technique for nanomaterials, enabling the creation of hierarchical structures with distinctive functionalities, remains a formidable challenge. Here, we present a method for nanomaterial assembly enhanced by ionic liquids, which enables the fabrication of highly stable, flexible, and transparent electrodes featuring an organized layered structure. The utilization of hydrophobic and nonvolatile ionic liquids facilitates the production of stable interfaces with water, effectively preventing the sedimentation of 1D/2D nanomaterials assembled at the interface. Furthermore, the interfacially assembled nanomaterial monolayer exhibits an alternate self-climbing behavior, enabling layer-by-layer transfer and the formation of a well-ordered MXene-wrapped silver nanowire network film. The resulting composite film not only demonstrates exceptional photoelectric performance with a sheet resistance of 9.4 Ω sq-1 and 93% transmittance, but also showcases remarkable environmental stability and mechanical flexibility. Particularly noteworthy is its application in transparent electromagnetic interference shielding materials and triboelectric nanogenerator devices. This research introduces an innovative approach to manufacture and tailor functional devices based on ordered nanomaterials.

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    Jianmin Yang, Li Chang, Xiqi Zhang, Ziquan Cao, Lei Jiang. Ionic Liquid-Enhanced Assembly of Nanomaterials for Highly Stable Flexible Transparent Electrodes[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 140

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 25, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 11, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Cao Ziquan (zqcao1990@163.com), Jiang Lei (jianglei@iccas.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01333-4

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