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Progress in application and preparation of silver nanowires

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Silver nanowires have attracted wide research attention for their excellent optical, electrical and chemical properties. Many researches were performed toward synthesizing and application of silver nanowires. The application of silver nanowires such as transparent conductive film electrode, conductive silver adhesive and nanowelding technology was introduced herein. Principles and characteristics of different synthesizing methods of silver nanowires were reviewed in this paper, including template method, liquid polyol method, self-assembly method, ultrasonic reduction method and wet chemical method. The liquid polyol method was the most available one to achieve efficient large-scale production.

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This study was financially supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51003060 and 51101103), Shenzhen Science and Technology Research Program (Nos. JCYJ20130329105010137 and JCYJ 20150331142303052), and Nanshan District Special Funds (No. FG2013JNYF0015A).

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    Xiong-Zhi Xiang, Wen-Ya Gong, Ming-Sheng Kuang & Lei Wang

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Xiang, XZ., Gong, WY., Kuang, MS. et al. Progress in application and preparation of silver nanowires. Rare Met. 35, 289–298 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-016-0695-6

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