Despite nearly two decades of research, the absence of ideal flexible and transparent electrodes has been the largest obstacle in realizing flexible and printable electronics for future technologies. Here we report the fabrication of 'polymer-metal hybrid electrodes' with high-performance properties, including a bending radius <1 mm, a visible-range transmittance>95% and a sheet resistance <10 ...

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This paper presents a study on the effect of glittering and reflective objects with different colors to the output voltagedistance characteristics of Sharp GP2D120 IR Sensor, which operates by employing the principle of single point triangulation. The study was conducted by using a compact disk and plastic materials with four different colors, in which the distance for each of them was measured...

This paper reports the fabrication and testing of largevolume plastic capillaries and other fluidic components using a batch lithographic process. These components are fabricated on planar substrates using a simple three mask, low-temperature, IC compatible process that allows the integration of microfluidic and circuit elements. The microfluidic elements are conformal to the substrate thus ove...

Given increasing environmental issues due to the large usage of non-biodegradable plastics based on petroleum, new plastic materials, which are economic, environmentally friendly, and recyclable are in high demand. One feasible strategy is the bio-inspired synthesis of mineral-based hybrid materials. Herein we report a facile route for an amorphous CaCO3 (ACC)-based hydrogel consisting of very ...

IO N Transparent electrodes are critical components of thin-fi lm optoelectronic devices such as displays and thin-fi lm solar cells. Most high-performance transparent conducting fi lms in use today are composed of sputtered metal oxides. [ 1 , 2 ] These fi lms can have sheet resistances under 20 Ω − 1 with 90% transmission when deposited at a high temperature onto glass and resistances increas...

Human observers can perceive the existence of a transparent surface from dynamic image deformation. They can also easily discriminate a transparent solid material such as plastic and glass from a transparent fluid one such as water and shampoo just by viewing them. However, the image information required for material discrimination of this sort is still unclear. A liquid changes its contour sha...

Graphene is considered as a promising candidate to replace conventional transparent conductors due to its low opacity, high carrier mobility and flexible structure. Multi-layer graphene or stacked single layer graphenes have been investigated in the past but both have their drawbacks. The uniformity of multi-layer graphene is still questionable, and single layer graphene stacks require many tra...