Researchers Study Flexible and Transparent Coatings that Conduct Electricity
SAARBRÜCKEN, Germany - Flexible displays, cost-efficient solar cells for a new era of energy production, futuristic lighting at home all require thin layers with specific properties. Scientists at the INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials are exploring new routes to such coatings in NanoSPEKT, a project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The researchers are aiming at flexible and transparent coatings that conduct electricity particularly well. They combine inorganic nanoparticles with polymers and rationally arrange the particles inside the composite. The research will lead to particle-containing inks and coating methods that yield thin films with improved properties at lower cost.