Nanostructure-based transparent conductors having increased haze and devices comprising the same
View Patent ↗The present disclosure relates to modifications to nanostructure based transparent conductors to achieve increased haze/light-scattering with different and tunable degrees of scattering, different materials, and different microstructures and nanostructures.
1. A layered transparent conductor comprising:
a substrate;
a conductive layer overlying the substrate, wherein the conductive layer comprises a plurality of conductive nanostructures; and
a light-scattering layer overlying the conductive layer, wherein the light-scattering layer comprises a plurality of light-scattering primary particles, wherein two or more of the light-scattering primary particles form at least one agglomerated particle, wherein the light-scattering primary particles are not electrically conductive, and wherein the layered transparent conductor has a haze value of more than 10%, a sheet resistance of no more than 200 Ohms/square, and a light transmission of more than 70%.
2. The layered transparent conductor of claim 1 , wherein the conductive layer is coated on the substrate.
3. The layered transparent conductor of claim 1 , wherein the haze value is more than 15%.
4. The layered transparent conductor of claim 1 , wherein the conductive nanostructures are metallic nanowires.
5. The layered transparent conductor of claim 1 , wherein the sheet resistance is no more than 20 Ohms/square.
6. The layered transparent conductor of claim 1 , wherein the haze value is in a range of 20-50%.