dc.contributor.author | FERREIRA, MAURO | |
dc.contributor.author | BOLAND, JOHN | |
dc.contributor.author | BELLEW, ALLEN | |
dc.contributor.author | Fairfield, J.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | McCarthy, Eoin K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ritter, Carlos | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-15T09:17:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-15T09:17:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en |
dc.date.submitted | 2014 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | MAURO FERREIRA, JOHN BOLAND, ALLEN BELLEW, J.A. Fairfield, Eoin K. McCarthy, Carlos Ritter, '"Effective Electrode Length Enhances Electrical Activation of Nanowire Networks: Experiment and Simulation"', ACS Nano;, 8;, 9;, 2014 | en |
dc.identifier.other | Y | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/76138 | |
dc.description | PUBLISHED | en |
dc.description.abstract | Networks comprised of randomly oriented overlapping nanowires offer the possibility of simple fabrication on a variety of substrates, in contrast with the precise placement required for devices with single or aligned nanowires. Metal nanowires typically have a coating of surfactant or oxide that prevents aggregation, but also prevents electrical connection. Prohibitively high voltages can be required to electrically activate nanowire networks, and even after activation many nanowire junctions remain non-conducting. Non-electrical activation methods can enhance conductivity but destroy the memristive behavior of the junctions that comprise the network. We show through both simulation and experiment that electrical stimulation, microstructured electrode geometry, and feature scaling can all be used to manipulate the connectivity and thus, electrical conductivity of networks of silver nanowires with a non-conducting polymer coating. More generally, these results describe a strategy to integrate nanomaterials into controllable, adaptive macroscale materials. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors wish to acknowledge funding from the European Research Council under Advanced Grant 321160. This publication has emanated from research supported in part by a research grant from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grant Number SFI/12/RC/2278. MSF acknowledges financial support from the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) and from Science Foundation Ireland (Grant No. SFI 11/ RFP.1/MTR/3083). J.A.F. acknowledges funding from the Irish Research Council EMPOWER Fellowship, and C.R. acknowledges funding from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. | en |
dc.format.extent | 9542 | en |
dc.format.extent | 9549 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | ACS Nano; | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 8; | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 9; | |
dc.rights | Y | en |
dc.subject | Nanowire | en |
dc.subject | Sheet resistance | en |
dc.subject | Activation | en |
dc.subject | Conductivity | en |
dc.subject | Tunable. | en |
dc.title | "Effective Electrode Length Enhances Electrical Activation of Nanowire Networks: Experiment and Simulation" | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.type.supercollection | scholarly_publications | en |
dc.type.supercollection | refereed_publications | en |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/jboland | |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/ferreirm | |
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurl | http://people.tcd.ie/bellewa | |
dc.identifier.rssinternalid | 96198 | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nn5038515 | |
dc.relation.ecprojectid | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/COGNET 321160 | |
dc.rights.ecaccessrights | openAccess | |
dc.subject.TCDTheme | Nanoscience & Materials | en |
dc.subject.TCDTag | Applied physics | en |
dc.subject.TCDTag | Nanotechnology | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | European Research Council (ERC) | en |
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber | COGNET 321160 | en |