copper nanowires Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:31:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Transparent Copper Nanowires Proving Best for Solar Cells and Other Flexible Gadgets https://www.greenoptimistic.com/transparent-copper-nanowires-flexible-solar-cells-20100601/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/transparent-copper-nanowires-flexible-solar-cells-20100601/#respond Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:31:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7833 To make the best solar cells flexible, researchers have to find the best conductive materials. Such conductors are silver and indium tin oxide (ITO) nanowires, but they have several drawbacks. The copper nanowires made using a method invented by Duke University chemists, on the other hand, are cheaper than silver and better (read more conductive) than carbon nanotubes.

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