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Applications of Embedded Metal-mesh Transparent Electrodes in Flexible Electronic Devices

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This chapter summarizes the applications of EMTEs in flexible bifacial DSSCs and FTTHs. A highly efficient nanostructured flexile transparent CE fabricated by a facile and low-cost method for DSSC devices is reported. This hybrid CE consists of a nickel micro-EMTE with in situ decorated PtNPs and fully embedded in a flexible transparent substrate, and demonstrates superior optoelectronic performances and excellent mechanical flexibility under bending stress. The in situ loading of PtNPs avoids the wastage of expensive platinum material, minimizes loss in optical transparency and facilities the high electro-catalytic activity for triiodide reduction. The synergetic features of the proposed hybrid PtNP-EMTE used as CEs for flexible DSSCs enable improved power conversion efficiency. When a Ti-foil is used as the photo-anode, unifacial flexible DSSCs with PtNP-EMTE CE exhibits an excellent PCE of 6.91%. In flexible bifacial DSSCs using PtNP-coated ITO-PEN as photo-anode and the PtNP-EMTE as CE, remarkable PCEs of 5.67% (front-side illumination) and 4.87% (rear side illumination) are recorded. The front-to-rear PCE ratio of our bifacial DSSC approaches 85%, which is among the highest in published literature. These promising results show the great potential of this hybrid transparent CE in scalable production and commercialization of low-cost and efficient flexible DSSCs. Based on LEIT fabricated micro-EMTEs, a transparent and flexible thin-film heater is also fabricated, demonstrating excellent performance compared with existing products. With superior performances, our micro-EMTEs and nano-EMTEs are potential candidates for other flexible electronic devices as well.

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Appendix: Applications of EMTEs in Flexible Electronic Devices

Appendix: Applications of EMTEs in Flexible Electronic Devices

See Figs. 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24.

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Schematic illustration of the profile of pulsed waveform

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SEM images of nickel micro-EMTE on flexible COC film

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Optical transparency of blank COC film in UV and visible wavelength range

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SEM image showing the size of the PtNPs deposited by the pulsed electrodeposition technique

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SEM-EDS analysis of mesh lines on a PtNP-EMTE. a SEM micrograph of PtNP coated nickel micro-EMTE; b EDS spectrum of the corresponding boxed area in (a); and c elemental quantification table at the corresponding boxed area (in Figure a)

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Variations in CVs of CEs after the repeated adhesive tape tests on a PtNP-EMTE and b PtNP-coated ITO-PEN

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XRD characterization of the PtNPs decorated on embedded nickel mesh using puled electro-deposition technique

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Nyquist plots of the dummy cells utilizing PtNP-EMTEs prepared at different pulsed electrodeposition time

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Bode plots of the PtNP-EMTE and PtNP-coated ITO-PEN

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Photograph of PtNP-EMTE based bifacial flexible DSSC in bended form

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Photovoltaic performance parameters of a bifacial flexible DSSC as function of bending radius by subjecting it to compressive loading and illuminated from front side

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Photovoltaic performance parameters of a bifacial flexible DSSC as function of bending radius by subjecting it to tensile loading and illuminated from rear side

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Failure of photo-anode by the delamination of the dye-adsorbed TiO2 film from the ITO-PEN substrate

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Khan, A. (2020). Applications of Embedded Metal-mesh Transparent Electrodes in Flexible Electronic Devices. In: Novel Embedded Metal-mesh Transparent Electrodes. Springer Theses. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2918-4_6

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