SBIR Phase I: Efficient Manufacturing of Nanostructured Flexible Transparent Conducting Electrodes

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目旨在开发具有低电阻率和高耐久性的纳米结构柔性透明导电电极（TCE）的高效制造。柔性纳米结构TCE将通过在柔性透明聚合物中使用专有的表面嵌入技术来生产。预计它将展示出上级的柔性、导电性和与当前技术相当的透明度。该项目的更广泛/商业影响将是提供高导电性和高透明导电电极的潜力，该导电电极对于柔性薄膜光致发光器件（TFPV）的应用是柔性的、耐用的和廉价的。现有的TCE，包括其他透明导电氧化物，要么相对不灵活和易碎，要么如果是柔性的，则不提供高导电性和透明度，这限制了许多柔性TFPV技术的采用。通过该项目取得的进展将通过广泛采用灵活的TFPV产生重大的长期商业影响。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop efficient manufacturing of nanostructured flexible transparent conducting electrodes (TCEs) with low resistivity and high durability. Flexible nanostructured TCEs will be produced by using the proprietary surface-embedding technology in flexible transparent polymers. It is anticipated to demonstrate superior flexibility, conductivity, and comparable transparency to the current technologies.The broader/commercial impact of this project will be the potential to provide a highly conductive and highly transparent conducting electrode that is flexible, durable, and inexpensive for applications in flexible thin-film photovoltaics (TFPVs). Existing TCEs, including other transparent conducting oxides, either are relatively inflexible and brittle, or if flexible, do not offer high conductivity and transparency, which has limited the adoption of many flexible TFPV technologies. Advances made through this project will have a significant long-term commercial impact by enabling the widespread adoption of flexible TFPVs.